A Special 3 HSW Event At Wythe Windows

Join us Thursday, November 12, at Wythe Windows for an exclusive 3 CEU Event at Wythe Windows, featuring two presentations and a factory tour.

Explore how Passive House design and high-performance windows work together to create energy-efficient buildings that are comfortable, healthy, and durable!

Food and drink will be provided.

Tour: Advanced Automation in High-Performance Window & Door Fabrication (1 HSW)

See how window materials, components, and assembly methods influence performance in Passive House buildings. This factory tour connects manufacturing processes and quality-control practices to thermal comfort, airtightness, moisture management, durability, and integration with the building envelope.

Introduction to Passive House Design (1 HSW)

Learn the five key principles of Passive House design: insulation, airtightness, minimizing thermal bridges, high-performance windows with shading, and ventilation with heat recovery. Through examples of new construction and renovations, discover how these principles work with energy modeling and certification to reduce heating and cooling needs, improve indoor air quality, and support electrification and renewable energy.

Window Manufacturing and Performance in Passive House Design (1 HSW)

Explore how window design and selection affect occupant comfort, energy use, and building durability. Examine insulated glazing, frame construction, airtightness, water resistance, and operating hardware—and learn how window performance contributes to healthier, safer indoor environments.

Thank you to Wythe Windows for hosting this special event!

Wythe Windows manufactures high-performance European tilt-turn windows and doors at its fully automated factory in Ramsey, NJ. Founded in 2017 by co-CEOs Darren Macri and Rosario Vizzari, Wythe was built on a simple premise: the same window that belongs in a luxury home in Manhattan should be within reach of a affordable housing development in the South Bronx — and it is, literally.

Every unit is Passive House capable, independently tested to AW-PG60, the highest performance class in the NAFS standard and one rarely pursued outside institutional and commercial work. As the official U.S. manufacturer for Schüco extrusions, Wythe pairs European engineering with domestic production, delivering the airtightness, thermal performance, and acoustic control that high-performance design demands — without the lead times or coordination headaches of importing overseas.

Darren Macri serves as Board President of The Passive House Network and is a frequent voice on building science, resilience, and decarbonization in multifamily and affordable housing. Wythe is proud to host AIA Northern New Jersey for a look inside the factory floor and a closer look at the physics behind the window.