Featuring Warmth NZ https://www.warmth.nz/ & World Solar https://www.worldsolar.co.nz/residential-solar
The Passive House standard is about making buildings as energy efficient as possible, by improving the building fabric, before adding energy generation.
However, there is a tension between making buildings as energy efficient as possible and then electrifying them or electrifying everything and then working on energy efficiency later. Rewiring Aotearoa have been doing some excellent work advocating for electrifying machines across the motu and have looked into this issue from their perspective.
Our buildings are machines; small and large, they are numerous in New Zealand. If we electrify everything should we make our machines as efficient as possible too?
We intend having a educational, fun filled discussion about the way forward for our Aotearoa abodes.
Is the answer:
Fabric first?
Fabric fifth?
Or…It depends..
Where is the sense of comfort in dollar decisions?
Tonight, we’ll debate the above with a range of passionate people, some passive, hopefully none aggressive!
1. Introduction & Why Passive House would be better? - Damien McGill - Canterbury Local Chapter Lead PHINZ / Healthy Home Cooperation
2. Fabric First - Paul Finch; Finbo / Certified Passive House Classic owner
3. Fabric Fifth - Rewiring Aotearoa / Mike Casey
4. Orion - Pip Newland - Power Network perspective
5. Carbon Considerations - Emily Newmarch; WAM PHD Candidate Upfront Carbon
6. Ngai Tahu - The Tangata Whenua perspective
7. All the way - Jonathan Homes / Consulting for the Future / Certified Passive House Premium owner / Rewiring Wanaka.
8. Supplier performance pitch; HP, HWHP, ventilation & solar panels. Hanshu Li of Warmth NZ & Steve Langridge of World Solar
9. Panel discussion / Q&A moderated by Natalie Tatarchuk of Glow Works. (Confirmed)
There will be supplier products available to inspect and interact with on the day.
Product research, Socialising and networking to follow the presentations.
