🏠 High-Performance & Passive House Designer

Sustainability & Green Building career path

Low-energy building design from site trades to certified Passive House designer and building-performance engineer.

Typical roles

• Building Performance Analyst
• Passive House Designer
• Energy Modeller
• Green Building Engineer

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• CPHT Certified Passive House Tradesperson
• LEED GA LEED Green Associate

Core

• CPHD Certified Passive House Designer / Consultant
• LEED AP Homes LEED AP with specialty: Homes

Advanced

• LEED AP BD+C LEED AP with specialty: Building Design + Construction
• CEM Certified Energy Manager

Mastery

• GBE Certified Green Building Engineer

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.