Thrive 2025 - call for abstracts. Conference in Melbourne, 19-20 June 2025 #passivehouse buff.ly/48hsI7s

Unfortunately, this feels like exactly the sort of desperate decision people here need to make given the state of our housing: Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating” #passivehouse buff.ly/3Ydy4Md

Architect Joe Lyth of WEL Architecture walks us through the decisions made towards renewable energy and resilience, by adding solar PV to his Passive House certified home. 1️⃣ Efficiency 2️⃣ Renewables #passivhaus buff.ly/3zYClv7

Discover why airtightness is important in these informative videos from Pro Clima NZ buff.ly/3UpRpIQ

Exciting news from Australia: "The Abbotsford project will combine passivhaus with adaptive reuse, creating 180 passivhaus-certified build-to-rent apartments in the former Schweppes factory." Developer MODEL leading the way. #passivhaus #passivehouse buff.ly/48w9NFO

From Hiberna Modular: "How Much Carbon Do Our Straw Structural Panels Capture?" #lowcarbon #biobased #carbonconsulting buff.ly/40pKfIB

Efficiency first, then renewable generation: "We should continue to reduce peak energy demand by designing & retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient & healthy, using passive features to reduce the use of heating." #passivhaus buff.ly/3UCcpfB

"Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa" A good reason for public & rental housing to be built to the Passive House standard. In a supposedly developed country, why should anyone suffer fuel poverty? #passivehouse #fulepoverty buff.ly/3Z4mdlt

Wouldn't having Passive House certified schools in Aotearoa like this one in Aus be great? Clifton Hill Primary School by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects #passivehouse #schooldesign buff.ly/3Cm5gtC

Yes, it's true: "Passive House buildings still need heating" (just not very much) #passivehouse buff.ly/3OgZeND

Yay, another Strawbale Passive House certified in Aotearoa. Well done Hiberna & team #passivehouse ✅ 🏡 buff.ly/3ZdDp7T

‘A sustainable home is better for the country but at the heart of it, considered building needs to make it a place that’s healthy, owners love to be in, a place they want to stay and experience for many years.’ - Sowden #passivhaus #passivehouse #retrofit buff.ly/3DRmRut

Great to see another Bushland Park project completed and this one is certified Passive House Premium ('Plus energy') - by the excellent combo of Meta Architects and builders Ethos Homes. #passivehouse #plusenergy buff.ly/3PMNsv5

An exciting project by our friends at Architype NZ looks to be going ahead: "15 units were planned for the site - a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments - and were designed to be passive housing with high energy efficiency, Mr Lambert said" #passivehouse buff.ly/4jLHJDV

"The Burrow", certified Passive House Plus in Auckland, is now on the international database Passive House consulting: VIA architecture VIA architecture Builder: Craft Homes #passivehouse buff.ly/3WR8ahp

More on "The Burrow" certified Passive House Plus (net zero) in Auckland, on the PHINZ project directory #passivehouse buff.ly/4hiBw0m

"For green building, there is nothing more local than straw" - Lloyd Alter says Canadians should look at this home-grown product. People here should also, especially the examples from Aotearoa that are featured! ✅ 🏡 #straw #lowcarbon #sustainabledesign buff.ly/3WMGDh2

Preliminary Blower Door Test results for The Ridge in Brooklyn: 0.25 ACH 🎉 Fantastic work by Mike Craig Builders Thermal Envelope: Formance + ECOWINDOWS NZ + Pro Clima NZ Architecture & Passive House design: @VIA_arch Engineering: Focus Engineering Consultants #passivehouse

"Building a future: How Passivhaus design is revolutionising childcare in Canberra" #passivehouse buff.ly/4gYdaIx

"Palmerston North’s first Passive House - Q&A with [PH] designer Elrond Burrell" Yes, you can build a certified passivhaus with just 90mm timber-framed walls (& an insulated service cavity) #passivhaus #passivehouse buff.ly/LtFGjUb