International Passivhaus Conference 2026

Date: 24 - 25 April 2026	Time: Two day programme
Location: Essen, Germany	Cost: TBC

For any queries, please contact conference@passiv.de

The next International Passivhaus Conference will take place in the "Haus der Technik" in Essen, Germany, on 24 - 25 April 2026. Under the motto "Driving Transformation with Energy Efficiency!," the conference will again bring together hundreds of enthusiastic, innovative building experts from all over the world.

Several interactive workshops leading up to the conference (22 - 23 April 2026) as well as building tours to inspiring projects afterwards (26 April 2026) will round off the two-day programme.

The Call for Papers is closed. The Scientific Conference Advisory Board will now evaluate all submissions and select the most promising abstracts for you. Look forward to an exciting conference programme!

Programme

Location: Haus der Technik, Essen, Germany

Friday, 24 April 2026

09:00	Opening plenary
13:00	Session: EnerPHit retrofits
13:00	Session: Policy for Passive House
13:00	Session: Energy-efficient educational buildings (with the Passivhaus Trust & PHT Patrons Architype)
16:15	Session: Ventilation and heat pumps (with PHT members Nick Grant (Elemental Solutions) and Alan Clarke)
16:15	Session: Affordability
16:15	Session: Large Passive House buildings
19:15	Passive House Anniversary

Saturday, 25 April 2026

09:00	Keynote plenary (with PHT Patrons Etude)
10:45	Session: Highly energy-efficient and low carbon solutions (with PHT members Ecospheric)
10:45	Session: EnerPHit in warm climates
10:45	AchieVE-ZEB Session: Training
14:15	Session: Challenges in the Austrian / German context
14:15	Session: Challenging details
14:15	Session: Highly energy-efficient non-residential buildings (with PHT members Collective Architecture Ltd & Gale & Snowden Architects Ltd)
17:15	Closing plenary

Visit the Passivhaus Conference page to find out more about the Conference programme, Speakers, Exhibition and more.

Costs

PHT members: 680 EUR
Non members: 800 EUR

Prices are for conference tickets. Additional activites such as workshops & tours may incur extra fees. Please check the ticket shop for further details.