August 28, 2026
Kuhn Riddle Announces Fifth Certified Passive House Consultant
BUSINESS WEST
AMHERST — Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers announced that Lindsay Schnarr recently completed all coursework and exams to become a Phius certified passive house consultant (CPHC). She joins Kuhn Riddle colleagues Brad Hutchison, Thom Barry, Ruoqi (Rosy) Zhong, and Garrison Piers-Gamble, all of whom have obtained CPHC credentials.
Passive house is one of several pioneering concepts for designing low-energy buildings and is today a leading building standard. The design is focused on making best use of the passive influences in a building, like sunshine, shading, and ventilation. Coupled with very high levels of insulation and airtightness, a passive building can use substantially less energy than a typical structure.
Certified passive house consultants undergo specialized training in the design and coordination of these high-performance, energy-efficient buildings with a lower carbon footprint.
Kuhn Riddle’s focus and CPHC certifications position the firm to meet new Massachusetts state energy code requirements. The code now calls for new, multi-family projects of a certain size to meet passive house certification in communities that have opted in to the highest level of the energy code.
Communities across the region are facing an urgent need for housing, and Kuhn Riddle is actively working on multi-family projects in Amherst, Northampton, and Easthampton that will require passive house certification. These projects will demonstrate how passive house principles can support energy-efficient, comfortable, and durable housing while addressing the needs of residents, owners, and communities.
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
AMHERST — Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers announces that Lindsay Schnarr recently completed all requirements to become a Phius-Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC). She joins Kuhn Riddle colleagues Brad Hutchison, Thom Barry, Ruoqi (Rosy) Zhong and Garrison Piers-Gamble, all of whom have obtained CPHC credentials.
“Passive House” is one of several pioneering concepts for designing low-energy buildings and is today a leading building standard. The design is focused on making best use of the “passive” influences in a building — like sunshine, shading and ventilation. Coupled with very high levels of insulation and airtightness, a passive building can use substantially less energy than a typical structure.
Certified passive house consultants undergo specialized training in the design and coordination of these high-performance, energy efficient buildings with a lower carbon footprint.
Kuhn Riddle’s focus and CPHC certifications position them to meet new Massachusetts State Energy Code requirements. The code now calls for new multifamily projects of a certain size to meet Passive House Certification, in communities that have opted in to the highest level of the energy code.
Kuhn Riddle is actively working on multi-family projects in Amherst, Northampton and Easthampton which will require Passive House certification.
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