Prudence Ferreira

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Prudence FerreiraPassive House Lead

CPHC®, LEED AP BD+C

Vice President Sustainability + Resilience

Energy Engineering, Sustainability Consulting

  • 4.1M GSF
  • 21 Projects
  • 25 Years Experience

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

  • Baldwinville School Apartments

    CPHC, PH Consultant

    Residential: Affordable Multi Family

    Templeton, MA | 2026

    35.5K 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.

  • Landry Woods

    CPHC, PH Consultant

    Senior Living

    South Portland, ME | 2025

    33K 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.

  • McDevitt Sr Homes

    Sustainability Consultant

    Senior Living

    Boston, MA | 2027

    30.6K 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.