Designing Affordable Housing to PHIUS Standards

Affordable housing has to be financially buildable and perform well for residents over decades.

Affordable housing projects must balance cost, comfort, energy performance, durability, and constructability.

Integrate PHIUS goals early through envelope strategy, air barrier continuity, MEP coordination, energy modeling, and buildable details.

Frames PHIUS as a practical affordability strategy through lower operating costs, durability, and comfort.

High-performance affordable housing succeeds when performance targets are coordinated from the beginning, not added late.

Affordable housing should not mean low-performing housing. With the right process, PHIUS can support efficient, durable, and comfortable buildings.