Passive House Tour: Pan-American Square Apartments, Buffalo
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 10:30am-12:30pm
2633 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY 14216
Join us for a tour of Pan-American Square Apartments: a 174,000 square foot, 150-unit new construction affordable housing apartment complex currently under construction on the site of a North Buffalo abandoned rail line. The development will include three four-story buildings, all linked by one-story walkways. The project achieved PHIUS+ 2018 and Source Zero Pre-Certification in 2022.
Project Hosts & Leaders
Rylee Noonan, Project Manager, Sustainable Comfort, Inc.
Rylee Noonan is a Senior Passive House Verifier at Sustainable Comfort and has worked in the Green Building sector for 7 years. Rylee specializes in bridging the gap between developers, design teams and contractors to build the best buildings possible. Rylee’s dedication and passion for the green building industry is showcased through her passion for education, relationship building and knowledge building between teams.
Chuck Sidoti, DePaul
Brandon Copece, Christa Construction
Brett Gawronski, SWBR
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will gain an understanding of the relationships between architect, builder, owner, CPHC, and rater, specific to a Passive House Certified building.
2. Participants will learn about challenges that arose during design and construction and how they were solved to meet the Passive House standard.
3. Participants will learn about material and systems choices for this project, and why they were used, specific to Passive House certification.
Sponsors
Architect: SWBR
General Contractor: Christa Construction
Consultant: Sustainable Comfort, Inc.
Owner: DePaul
Sponsors: Phius Alliance NY, NYSERDA, AIA Buffalo/WNY
CEUs
This event is approved for CEUs:
- AIA HSW: 1.5 CEUs
- Phius CPHC: 2 CEUs. Self-report Phius CEUs HERE. If you are working towards architecture licensure, there is an opportunity to earn 2 hours towards AXP, under Experience Setting “O”, Site Visit With Mentor.
Registration
Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Register through Eventbrite HERE
The cost for the event is $5 for Phius Alliance NY members and $10 for non-members.
Attendees must complete a waiver form and email it to Rylee Noonan (rylee@greenrater.com) by May 5. Waivers can be found HERE.
Parking instructions can be found HERE.
This is a construction site tour and participants must dress accordingly or risk not being permitted to enter the site. Attendees must wear:
- Closed-toe shoes that are “hardy” – no flats
- Long pants – no shorts or capris
- Short sleeve or longer shirts of bright colors
- Hard hats required – Bring your own if you have one. There will be some available for those who don’t have one.
About Our Chapter
Phius Alliance New York State (Phius NYS) is the New York State chapter of Phius Alliance. Passive House professionals advocate for making ultra-low energy buildings a mainstream market force and an accepted best practice in the building industry. Phius Alliance NYS is your New York State resource for information about the passive house model and professionals who specialize in energy efficient design. Learn more at www.phiusny.org.