Prudence Ferreira

About

One of North America's most experienced Passive House Consultants!

Prudence has consulted on more than 75 Passive House projects across 7 different climate zones and multiple countries, primarily large-scale mixed use, multi-family, and non-residential projects. As Vice President of Sustainability and Resilience at Thornton Tomasetti, she leads the firm’s Passive House Practice and also focuses on Building Science and Master Decarbonization Planning. She has experience with unique passive house typologies such as curtain wall tower, medical facilities and labs, historic masonry retrofits and passive buildings with historic preservation requirements. She has been training Phius Certified Consultants (CPHC's) and serving as a Phius Board member since 2010 and is also a founding member of the Phius Technical Committee, and a current member of the ASHRAE 227 Standard Committee.

Experience

Building Types

Education K-12
Education: Higher Ed
Healthcare
Industrial / Warehouse
Laboratory / Tech / Science
Mixed Use
Office
Residential: Affordable Multi Family
Residential: Multi-family
Senior Living
Assembly
Food Sales & Service
Lodging
Restaurant
Retail

Achieved Project Certifications

ENERGY STAR
LEED
Living Building Challenge
ILFI Core Green Building Certification
PHI
PHIUS
ZERH

Testimonials

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Projects

489 State Street PH School

CPHC, PH Consultant

Education K-12

Brooklyn, NY | 2024

133K GSF

Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.
Dartmouth Wheelock

CPHC, PH Consultant

Education: Higher Ed

Hanover, NH | 2027

107.3K GSF

Net Zero (Targeting) Designed to be highly efficient and PLANS TO offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis, when the project is completed.
Squantum School

CPHC, PH Consultant

Education K-12

Quincy, MA | 2028

81K GSF

Net Zero (Targeting) Designed to be highly efficient and PLANS TO offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis, when the project is completed.
Woodfords Parish Senior Apartments

CPHC, PH Consultant

Senior Living

Portlan, ME | 2027

68.9K GSF

Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.
2072 Massachusetts Ave Apartments

CPHC, PH Consultant

Residential: Multi-family

Cambridge, MA | 2024

65.7K GSF

Net Zero (Targeting) Designed to be highly efficient and PLANS TO offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis, when the project is completed.
The Muse - 20 Spencer

CPHC

Residential: Affordable Multi Family

Lebanon, NH | 2026

64.2K GSF

Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.
Riverton Park

CPHC, PH Consultant

Residential: Affordable Multi Family

Portland, ME | 2023

62.8K GSF

Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.
Winter Landing

CPHC, PH Consultant

Residential: Affordable Multi Family

Portland, ME | 2024

39.3K GSF

Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.

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