Fre­quently asked ques­tions

Do you still have ques­tions? Then you may find some an­swers be­low! Oth­er­wise you are wel­come to con­tact the train­ing de­part­ment of the Pass­ive House In­sti­tu­te.

 

Courses

Are there some free Pass­ive House courses? Which course should I take?

 

Certificates / seals

Ac­cord­ing to my dip­loma, do I qual­i­fy for the De­sign­er or Con­sult­ant cer­ti­fic­ate? Tips to pass the Pass­ive House ex­am Can I take the ex­am on­line? Which ma­ter­i­al can I bring to the ex­am? Who can re­gister for the ex­am? Are there any pre­par­a­tion courses to pass the ex­am? My cer­ti­fic­ate has already ex­pired or is about to ex­pire I have done many Pass­ive House build­ings, but own­ers don't wish to pay for cer­ti­fic­a­tion I did not quite achieve the Pass­ive House Stand­ard des­pite my best ef­forts I can­not find my course or event in the list of con­tinu­ing edu­ca­tion events I think it is dif­fi­cult to at­tain 100 cred­it points for the re­new­al of my cer­ti­fic­ate Can I take the PHPP ex­pert ex­am on the same day as the De­sign­er/Con­sult­ant ex­am? I can not find my­self on the list of Pass­ive House Pro­fes­sion­als / My loc­a­tion does not ap­pear on the map/ in the search or is in­cor­rect

 

Course / Ex­am pro­viders

I can­not find a Pass­ive House course pro­vider in my area

 

 

Certificate Renewal • General Questions

Will I be sent a hard copy of my cer­ti­fic­ate? When re­new­al win­dow opnes? In what lan­guage is the cer­ti­fic­ate avail­able? Ma­ter­nity leaves and oth­er ca­reer breaks When does my new cer­ti­fic­ate start if I re­new in ad­vance? My cer­ti­fic­ate has already ex­pired or is about to ex­pire M

 

Certificate Renewal • Credit Points

How to earn cred­it points through know­ledge gain­ing? How to earn cred­it points through know­ledge shar­ing? I at­ten­ded an event re­lated to the Passivhaus Stand­ard, but it is not on the list of re­cog­nised for cer­ti­fic­ate main­ten­ance ac­cred­ited train­ing events. What can I do about it? *Which ma­ter­i­al can I bring to the ex­am? Who can re­gister for the ex­am? Are there any pre­par­a­tion courses to pass the ex­am? My cer­ti­fic­ate has already ex­pired or is about to ex­pire I have done many Pass­ive House build­ings, but own­ers don't wish to pay for cer­ti­fic­a­tion I did not quite achieve the Pass­ive House Stand­ard des­pite my best ef­forts I can­not find my course or event in the list of con­tinu­ing edu­ca­tion events I think it is dif­fi­cult to at­tain 100 cred­it points for the re­new­al of my cer­ti­fic­ate Can I take the PHPP ex­pert ex­am on the same day as the De­sign­er/Con­sult­ant ex­am? My loc­a­tion does not ap­pear on the map/ in the search or is in­cor­rect

 

Certificate Renewal • Project Case Study

How to earn cred­it points through know­ledge gain­ing? How to earn cred­it points through know­ledge shar­ing? I at­ten­ded an event re­lated to the Passivhaus Stand­ard, but it is not on the list of re­cog­nised for cer­ti­fic­ate main­ten­ance ac­cred­ited train­ing events. What can I do about it? *Which ma­ter­i­al can I bring to the ex­am? Who can re­gister for the ex­am? Are there any pre­par­a­tion courses to pass the ex­am? My cer­ti­fic­ate has already ex­pired or is about to ex­pire I have done many Pass­ive House build­ings, but own­ers don't wish to pay for cer­ti­fic­a­tion I did not quite achieve the Pass­ive House Stand­ard des­pite my best ef­forts I can­not find my course or event in the list of con­tinu­ing edu­ca­tion events I think it is dif­fi­cult to at­tain 100 cred­it points for the re­new­al of my cer­ti­fic­ate Can I take the PHPP ex­pert ex­am on the same day as the De­sign­er/Con­sult­ant ex­am? My loc­a­tion does not ap­pear on the map/ in the search or is in­cor­rect