Summary: In this AudioPost we speak with Jay Wiederholt, President of Passive House Alliance Minnesota. Jay and I met at a lecture discussing the philosophy and implementation of Passive House design. I was excited to sit down and ask a few general questions explaining Passive House. Some questions included: <br> <br> -Summarize 'What is Passive House?' <br> <br> -How/where did this idea start? <br> <br> -Explain a few specifics that are critical to the philosophy. <br> <br> -What things do people need to be aware of if they are interested in this type of project? <br> <br> -Is there special training or documentation needed to have an 'official' Passive House? <br> <br> -Always the tough question of costs and paybacks. <br> <br> -How is this different from LEED? <br> <br> For more information see Passive House Institute United States, Passive House Institute, National Advocacy Group and the International Advocacy Group.
