Thank you for so many promising abstract submissions!
The Scientific Conference Advisory Board will now evaluate all submissions and select the most promising abstracts during the official advisory board meetings.
You can expect to receive an e-mail with the selection results in October/November 2025.
We are looking forward to creating an exciting, inspiring programme for the 28th International Passive House Conference with you!
If you are selected as a speaker, we ask you to contribute to the 28th International Passive House Conference by doing the following:
Giving a 20- to 25-minute presentation (followed by a short Q&A at the end; we recommend that you use a PowerPoint slideshow)
Submitting a 2-, 4- or 6-page article for the digital conference proceedings (you choose one of these lengths yourself)
Attending the conference in Essen (naturally, you will receive a speaker discount on the ticket price)
The conference sessions will be recorded and made available as on demand videos after the event. If you are a group of authors, please select 1 speaker and max. 1 co-speaker. You can include the names of additional authors in the article for the conference proceedings.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Call for Papers or the 28th International Passive House Conference, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to conference@passiv.de or call us at (+49) 6151 82699 109. Please be aware that due to the holidays, the response may take up to 14 days.
The following thematic groups were included in the Call for Papers form:
Fast and easy retrofits for a successful transformation of the building stock
Serial renovation
Highly energy-efficient components taken a step further
Ventilation solutions for new builds and retrofits
Split units and heat pumps for the electrification of new builds and retrofits
Cost-effectiveness of high energy efficiency measures
Large buildings and / or non-residential buildings to the Passive House or EnerPHit standard
Special use cases or challenging climatic conditions
Supplementary sustainability assessments of highly energy-efficient buildings
PHPP and add-on tools
Solutions for districts
Technologies for energy-positive buildings
Thermal insulation and renewable energy supply going hand in hand
Training, capacity building, energy consulting and dissemination
Regulations and incentives
Comparison of standards
Transformation highlights: Successful building projects from North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany
Other
Did you miss this year's call for papers?
We would be delighted if you submitted your abstract to the Call for Papers for the next International Passive House Conference!