Bronwyn Barry (she/her/they/them/it/thingumie)
@passivehousebb.bsky.social
Searching for comfortable buildings in a democracy that works. (Optimist.) E-bike loving architect building Passive House in a climate that thinks it doesnβt need it. (Persistent.)
Holiday music with updated lyrics to suit the moment. ππ½
WATCH: @climatechoirs.bsky.social flashmob at lighting of Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Holiday music with updated lyrics to suit the moment. ππ½
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Hear @passivehousebb.bsky.social on the latest Marketing Passivhaus, discussing her passivhaus journey, the difficulties of marketing passivhaus to policy makers (and architects!), how parameters set you free, and more.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bro...
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bro...
Marketing Passivhaus | Bronwyn Barry - Passive House BB
Bronwyn Barry is an architect and principal at Passive House BB, as well as co-founder and recently retired Board Chair of the Passive House Network. It was from Bronwyn that I first came across th...
marketingpassivhaus.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hear @passivehousebb.bsky.social on the latest Marketing Passivhaus, discussing her passivhaus journey, the difficulties of marketing passivhaus to policy makers (and architects!), how parameters set you free, and more.
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bro...
Listen to the full episode here => marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/bro...
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he may not like it - but someone needs to tell @mayorofseattle that this is what climate action *actually* looks like
July 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
he may not like it - but someone needs to tell @mayorofseattle that this is what climate action *actually* looks like
One more spec from the builder of my recent Sacramento PH Plus project:
For an 8β duct we would use a fintech ADC8
www.supplyhouse.com/Fantech-ADC8...
We would wire two of these on both the supply and exhaust ducts to open in unison when the hood is turned on.
For an 8β duct we would use a fintech ADC8
www.supplyhouse.com/Fantech-ADC8...
We would wire two of these on both the supply and exhaust ducts to open in unison when the hood is turned on.
ADC8 - Fantech ADC8 - 8
Fantech ADC8 - 8
www.supplyhouse.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
One more spec from the builder of my recent Sacramento PH Plus project:
For an 8β duct we would use a fintech ADC8
www.supplyhouse.com/Fantech-ADC8...
We would wire two of these on both the supply and exhaust ducts to open in unison when the hood is turned on.
For an 8β duct we would use a fintech ADC8
www.supplyhouse.com/Fantech-ADC8...
We would wire two of these on both the supply and exhaust ducts to open in unison when the hood is turned on.
Guaranteed your occupants will have comfort issues with the window opener option. Winter evenings are cold, even in California. If youβre in a humid climate, then summer evenings with an open window will also suck.
July 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Guaranteed your occupants will have comfort issues with the window opener option. Winter evenings are cold, even in California. If youβre in a humid climate, then summer evenings with an open window will also suck.
Product options for this are certainly a perennial problem. Here are a couple of options Iβve specβd in past projects:
1. Wall exhaust fan FV-08WQ1 panasonic
Damper FV-GKF32S1 panasonic (have the electrician connect it to the hood switch.)
2. www.swegon.com/products-and...
1. Wall exhaust fan FV-08WQ1 panasonic
Damper FV-GKF32S1 panasonic (have the electrician connect it to the hood switch.)
2. www.swegon.com/products-and...
REACT
Variable
www.swegon.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Product options for this are certainly a perennial problem. Here are a couple of options Iβve specβd in past projects:
1. Wall exhaust fan FV-08WQ1 panasonic
Damper FV-GKF32S1 panasonic (have the electrician connect it to the hood switch.)
2. www.swegon.com/products-and...
1. Wall exhaust fan FV-08WQ1 panasonic
Damper FV-GKF32S1 panasonic (have the electrician connect it to the hood switch.)
2. www.swegon.com/products-and...
Youβd be much better off adding an automated make-up air damper, in line with the kitchen vent hood. Cheaper overall, and better control for make-up air flow direction.
July 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Youβd be much better off adding an automated make-up air damper, in line with the kitchen vent hood. Cheaper overall, and better control for make-up air flow direction.
My how British youβve become!
[a βwobble!!β] πππ
[a βwobble!!β] πππ
July 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
My how British youβve become!
[a βwobble!!β] πππ
[a βwobble!!β] πππ
Delighted to be working with @bpublicprefab.com to make beautiful, #SmokeTight, fire resilient homes easy to build in California.
This one is my nod to Gregory Ain - and LA architect whose work and life I have much admired. (More designs coming soon.)
This one is my nod to Gregory Ain - and LA architect whose work and life I have much admired. (More designs coming soon.)
π¨ New Collaboration Alert!
B.PUBLIC Prefab has teamed up with @passivehousebb.bsky.social to launch the SustAIN HAUSβa sleek, fire-resilient, and Passive House-ready home designed for #California living.
Discover more: zurl.co/vT3C7
#PassiveHouse #Prefab #highperformanceprefab
B.PUBLIC Prefab has teamed up with @passivehousebb.bsky.social to launch the SustAIN HAUSβa sleek, fire-resilient, and Passive House-ready home designed for #California living.
Discover more: zurl.co/vT3C7
#PassiveHouse #Prefab #highperformanceprefab
July 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Delighted to be working with @bpublicprefab.com to make beautiful, #SmokeTight, fire resilient homes easy to build in California.
This one is my nod to Gregory Ain - and LA architect whose work and life I have much admired. (More designs coming soon.)
This one is my nod to Gregory Ain - and LA architect whose work and life I have much admired. (More designs coming soon.)
You always know when youβve found your people.
[Unusually uncrowded day outside ODC, SF.]
cc.@americanfietser
[Unusually uncrowded day outside ODC, SF.]
cc.@americanfietser
July 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You always know when youβve found your people.
[Unusually uncrowded day outside ODC, SF.]
cc.@americanfietser
[Unusually uncrowded day outside ODC, SF.]
cc.@americanfietser
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we've known that shades for solar protection go on the outside of the window for *centuries*
July 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
we've known that shades for solar protection go on the outside of the window for *centuries*
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you don't need 20' front yard setbacks for a high quality of life or good neighborhood character
July 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
you don't need 20' front yard setbacks for a high quality of life or good neighborhood character
Remember how during an actual pandemic, we couldnβt get these same ash*les to WEAR masks?
Insane that we now need a law to force them to take them off.
Insane that we now need a law to force them to take them off.
ICYMI: βRep. @brotherjones.bsky.social has filed a bill to ban law enforcement officers in Tennessee, including ICE, from wearing masks while making arrests (and ID themselves) β the βStop American Gestapo Actβ www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Remember how during an actual pandemic, we couldnβt get these same ash*les to WEAR masks?
Insane that we now need a law to force them to take them off.
Insane that we now need a law to force them to take them off.
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Required viewing
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced β itβs the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Blueskyβs limits)
July 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Required viewing
YASSSS! People want something to vote FOR, not against. Now letβs do this for everything, starting with improved resiliency for housing (YES on AB 368) and more transparency in where we are heading. (NO on AB 306.)
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ration...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ration...
Rationalizing Building Codes in California
This post is an open letter to California Assembly Members Schulz, Rivas, Haney and Wicks, in response to their recently proposed bill AB 306, which proposes to stop all jurisdictions from filing loca...
www.linkedin.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
YASSSS! People want something to vote FOR, not against. Now letβs do this for everything, starting with improved resiliency for housing (YES on AB 368) and more transparency in where we are heading. (NO on AB 306.)
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ration...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ration...
So agree. This framing from @nytimes.com is disingenuous. It does not reflect how this bill only applies to urban infill areas, which allows the unspoilt areas of our state to remain.
Who needs right wing media when we have the NYT?!
Who needs right wing media when we have the NYT?!
July 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So agree. This framing from @nytimes.com is disingenuous. It does not reflect how this bill only applies to urban infill areas, which allows the unspoilt areas of our state to remain.
Who needs right wing media when we have the NYT?!
Who needs right wing media when we have the NYT?!
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This is the ICE we should be funding in the US
June 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is the ICE we should be funding in the US
Weβre fighting cultural mythology. Until we decouple the unspoken definition of the βAmerican Dreamβ as = 1 single family home + 2 cars, we will continue to fight housing battles on all fronts. We need to reinvent or redefine a completely #NewDream.
June 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Weβre fighting cultural mythology. Until we decouple the unspoken definition of the βAmerican Dreamβ as = 1 single family home + 2 cars, we will continue to fight housing battles on all fronts. We need to reinvent or redefine a completely #NewDream.
Honestly donβt know. I outsource my code compliance modeling. (Itβs a permit checkbox.) I use PHPP for design guidance instead.
June 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Honestly donβt know. I outsource my code compliance modeling. (Itβs a permit checkbox.) I use PHPP for design guidance instead.
Important to recognize that this BOE competition by @nyserda.bsky.social was modeled after the Brussels BOE program. NY replicated it after Tour of Brussels organized by @TomasOβLeary & supported by @PassiveHouseNetwork.
π 9 winners of NYβs Buildings of Excellence Round 5 were announced June 17 !
Each project targets Passive House certification, with ~$7M awarded by @NYSERDA ($500Kβ$1M each).
More on the ceremony & projects π ow.ly/wzgI50Wghb4 #SustainableDesign #PassiveHouse
Each project targets Passive House certification, with ~$7M awarded by @NYSERDA ($500Kβ$1M each).
More on the ceremony & projects π ow.ly/wzgI50Wghb4 #SustainableDesign #PassiveHouse
June 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Important to recognize that this BOE competition by @nyserda.bsky.social was modeled after the Brussels BOE program. NY replicated it after Tour of Brussels organized by @TomasOβLeary & supported by @PassiveHouseNetwork.
NO. Please see my other post about focusing on manufacturers. [Besides, where has the track record of Dems messaging been particularly effective??? Cough #CuomoFail]
June 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NO. Please see my other post about focusing on manufacturers. [Besides, where has the track record of Dems messaging been particularly effective??? Cough #CuomoFail]
We should be doing this for all electric HVAC equipment. The fact that I can still walk into any appliance showroom in Cali and still buy a gas stove, a gas water heater and a gas furnace is a big #fail of our decarb movement to target manufacturers. 2/2
June 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We should be doing this for all electric HVAC equipment. The fact that I can still walk into any appliance showroom in Cali and still buy a gas stove, a gas water heater and a gas furnace is a big #fail of our decarb movement to target manufacturers. 2/2
There are innovative policy moves that result in BIG product transformation. In Canada, BC Govt spent ~$CA400K on competitive subsidies to update window profiles to PH certified levels. 5 BC window companies received ~$40k for technical support. I now import windows from BC for my Cali projects. 1/2
June 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are innovative policy moves that result in BIG product transformation. In Canada, BC Govt spent ~$CA400K on competitive subsidies to update window profiles to PH certified levels. 5 BC window companies received ~$40k for technical support. I now import windows from BC for my Cali projects. 1/2
Thatβs why you target MANUFACTURERS. (If nobody makes gas appliances anymore, these laws are moot.)
Job done. β
Job done. β
June 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thatβs why you target MANUFACTURERS. (If nobody makes gas appliances anymore, these laws are moot.)
Job done. β
Job done. β
NO. Please simply ensure gas appliances and equipment are no longer available to purchase!!!! Much better use of our collective time and $$$.
THINK UPSTREAM. Cut off the supply at the source.
THINK UPSTREAM. Cut off the supply at the source.
June 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NO. Please simply ensure gas appliances and equipment are no longer available to purchase!!!! Much better use of our collective time and $$$.
THINK UPSTREAM. Cut off the supply at the source.
THINK UPSTREAM. Cut off the supply at the source.