Safe at Home Report finds that if the U.S. moves to investing only in Passive House buildings and retrofitting buildings to be all-electric Passive House, greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector will fall dramatically.
However, experts identified a primary roadblock to mass-scale adoption of all-electric multi-family Passive House buildings in the U.S. — systemic inertia. To address systemic inertia, The Passive House Network recommends policymakers look at four key areas: Financing incentive programs, professional training, increasing Passive House provisions in states’ affordable housing programs, and including alternative compliance pathways and opt-in requirements.