Call for Pa­pers

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The Call for Pa­pers is closed.

We will send you an email with the res­ults of the se­lec­tion pro­cess in Novem­ber 2026.

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Im­port­ant in­form­a­tion for speak­ers

The Ad­vis­ory Board for the 29th In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce will ev­al­u­ate all ab­stracts.

If you are se­lec­ted as a speak­er, we ask you to con­trib­ute to the event by:

  • Giv­ing a 20- to 25-minute pre­sent­a­tion (1 speak­er and max. 1 co-speak­er; short group Q&A at the end; us­ing a Power­Point slideshow is re­com­men­ded)

  • Sub­mit­ting a 2-, 4- or max­im­um 6-page art­icle to the di­git­al con­fer­en­ce pro­ceed­ings (you choose the length)

  • At­tend­ing the con­fer­en­ce in Inns­bruck, Aus­tria (at a re­duced speak­er price)

We in­tend to re­cord se­lec­ted ses­sions so we can share them as on de­mand videos with the con­fer­en­ce par­ti­cipants after the event. If you are a group of au­thors, please choose one speak­er and max. 1 co-speak­er. Nat­ur­ally, you can list more au­thors in your art­icle for the con­fer­en­ce pro­ceed­ings.

Sub­mis­sion top­ics:

This year's con­fer­en­ce motto is "En­ergy ef­fi­ciency unites" - be­cause en­ergy ef­fi­ciency is cru­cial for a suc­cess­ful, so­cially equit­table en­ergy trans­ition that unites people in­stead of di­vid­ing them.

... and en­ergy-ef­fi­cient build­ings can "unite" much more. For in­stance, they may not only im­press with their great en­ergy per­form­ance but also fea­ture an ap­peal­ing ar­chi­tec­ture. Or they have an op­tim­ised life cycle in terms of sus­tain­able ma­ter­i­als and cost-ef­fect­ive­ness. Oth­ers have a clev­er design and de­liv­er ex­cel­lent mon­it­or­ing res­ults. ... AND much more!

This year, we wel­comed ab­stracts on the fol­low­ing top­ics:

Architecture AND Performance
  • Project highlights worldwide

  • Multi-storey residential buildings, affordable housing, non-residential buildings and special use cases

  • Buildings under challenging climatic conditions

Retrofits AND acceptance
  • Fast and simple retrofits

  • Retrofits for homeowner associations

  • Retrofitting heritage buildings

Transformation AND renewables
  • Low energy consumption as a prerequisite for energy positive buildings and districts

  • Energy efficiency strategies for reducing emissions at the district level

  • Sufficiency and efficiency - What do we need to cut back on in construction, and what do we need more of?

Components AND concepts
  • Energy-efficient components taken a step further

  • Clever concepts for façade integration

  • Complete systems from one source

Technology AND people
  • Balanced ventilation - high air quality in new builds and retrofits

  • Experiences with user-friendly heat pump solutions

  • Electrification of building services in existing buildings

Sustainable AND cost-effective
  • Passive House or EnerPHit - it's worth it! Proven financing models

  • Life-cycle optimised projects including material choices

  • Fit for a hotter future - resilient buildings

Tools AND quality
  • PHPP and supplementary tools

  • Methods and field reports on quality insurance during the design and implementation phases

  • Facts and figures: Successful monitoring concepts and results

Consultancy AND education
  • The Passive House and EnerPHit standard in energy consulting

  • Field reports on (further) education programmes

  • Concepts for involving interested young people

Politics AND society
  • Policy and incentives that contribute to stability, resource equality and the prevention of conflicts

  • Socially equitable distribution of renewable energy and measures to tackle energy poverty

  • Proven and innovative communication strategies

If you have any ques­tions or com­ments re­gard­ing the Call for Pa­pers or the 29th In­ter­na­tio­na­l Pas­sive House Con­fer­en­ce in gen­er­al, feel free to get in touch at conference@passiv.de or (+49) 6151 82699 109.