Design Technology - Passive House Technology and AI Design Panel

Join us for an exciting look at new design technologies transforming the AEC industry! See how the Passive House Institute US (Phius) has created a technology ecosystem to successfully incorporate passive building energy efficiency concepts into all types of buildings and listen to a fascinating discussion panel of local design leaders on the current state and future of AI in the architectural and engineering design fields.

🔍 Featured Topics:
🕶️ Passive Building Energy Modeling Tools Case Study
Steven Rhodes presents the passive building methodology and Phius's energy modeling tools with a design/build case study on Central Ohio's first Phuis-certified single-family home.

🧠 AI Design Panel
A group of local design leaders from area architectural and engineering design firms will lead a discussion on how their firms are currently using AI and where they see the future of this disruptive technology based on their own experiences.

About the speakers and panelists:
Steven Rhodes
After spending a decade in the automotive industry, Steven Rhodes has shifted his energy to the built environment. Equal parts thinker and doer, he designed and personally built the first certified single-family passive house in Central Ohio in 2024. As an engineer and Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC), he provides design services focused on high-performance building science. Working at the intersection of quality, sustainability, and affordability, he’s on a mission to make our buildings better for everyone.

AI Panel
Panelists will include local design firm leaders such as:
Luke Gorris and Jeff Leuderalbert, both electrical engineers with KLH Engineers who have experience programming, teaching, and driving AI adoption and strategies for KLH

Michael Rensing, the director of technology from architecture firm GBBN