Articles

  

Clare Parry: Now that I live in a Passive House, I never want to move

Posted on 7/20/2020
By Poppy Johnston and Tina Perinotto, Fifth Estate 16 July 2020
  

Women Driving the Passive House Industry

Posted on 7/16/2020
An IPHA blog highlighting the remarkable women in the Passive House industry, inc. Bethany Mercieca.
  

Sanctuary Magazine - The Climate Resilient Design Issue

Posted on 6/4/2020
A special issue on design for a changing climate. Includes an article on Passive House for schools!
  

Off the Ground

Posted on 5/13/2020
by Steven Cuthburt, as published in Ecolibrium April 2020 | The Official Journal of AIRAH
  

Passive House: Home Learning Resources

Posted on 2/19/2020
by Passive House Trust UK
  

A Big Bold Idea: The City of Vancouver Sets A Target and Maps the Path

Posted on 2/19/2020
by Chris Higgins
  

Passivhaus (Passive House) in Australian Climates

Posted on 5/1/2019
by Jason Gaekwad, Inhabit Group
  

Bendigo Soldiers Memorial Extension – Retrofit Magazine Article

Posted on 4/17/2019
Read this article on the new two storey Passive House extension to the Bendigo Soldier’s Memorial building. The first government building to be certified to Passive House standard. You must register first to read – registration is free.
  

'Passive' home more expensive to build but cheaper to run, achieves highest bushfire risk rating

Posted on 4/17/2019
Australia's first passive house built to the highest bushfire rating has been unveiled in the midst of an early start to the bushfire season, as experts gather to advise residents on fire safety.
  

MVHR Buyers Guide as Published by Renew this Month

Posted on 4/17/2019
See this month’s Renew magazine for an MVHR buyers guide written by Joel Seagren.
  

Monash Peninsula Student Accommodation – Airah article

Posted on 4/10/2019
The latest Airah Equilibrium Magazine features an article on the Monash University Passive House student accommodation project.
  

A Passion for Bringing Passive House to the Nation

Posted on 1/31/2019
The Green List - featuring an interview by Daniel Kress
  

My night in Australia’s first Passive House apartment block

Posted on 1/31/2019
Read journalist Poppy Johnson review of her overnight experience of the Fern Apartments
  

A zero-energy Home is not as challenging as you might think, with the right toolkit

Posted on 1/31/2019
The Green List - featuring an interview with Clare Parry
  

Oliver Steele of Steele Associates discusses Australian building codes and apartment design

Posted on 1/31/2019
Oliver Steele of Steele Associates discusses Australian building codes and apartment design
  

The Fern, Australia’s first Passivhaus apartments, hit the market

Posted on 1/31/2019
It is rare for new developments to be owned, designed and built by the same person, but that is how a game-changing new apartment block in Sydney got off the ground
  

Inside Sydney’s new Passivhaus apartments

Posted on 12/27/2018
by Sarah Rix
  

Mind the gaps - Passive House from the Inside

Posted on 12/2/2018
by Dick Clarke & Andy Marlow
  

Why I want to live in a Passive House

Posted on 7/17/2018
by Kylie Mills
  

Australia's first Passive House apartment opens in Redfern

Posted on 7/17/2018
Australia's first Passive House Certified apartment building, The Fern, has opened in the Sydney suburb of Redfern.
  

High Performance Buildings - Passive House by a Builder, Sustainability Consultant & Architect

Posted on 5/15/2018
by Justin O'Connor, Gregory Mason & Kylie Mills (page 54)
  

Gillies Hall on Monash University’s Peninsula campus competes for Vic Premier’s Sustainability Award

Posted on 5/15/2018
A six-level, 150-bed residential accommodation complex, Gillies Hall byJCB Architects– named in honour of Monash alumnus, political satirist, actor and director Dr Max Gillies – is the first large scale building in Australia to achieve Passive House
  

Passive House is on the Rise in Australia

Posted on 5/15/2018
by Andy Marlow
  

Passive Solar v. Passive House 101

Posted on 4/20/2018
by Andy Marlow
  

Passive House and the pivot to Asia

Posted on 3/14/2018
by Andy Marlow
  

House of Wellness

Posted on 2/1/2018
by Clare Parry
  

Passive House social housing at no extra cost – that’s the plan for this Melbourne project

Posted on 2/5/2017
by Willow Aliento