Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Session 1
9:00amHeat Recovery Ventilation Designer – Do’s and Don’ts
A 3 hour workshop of tips and tricks for those seeking advice and best practice principles when designing Heat Recovery Ventilation solutions.
Learn from the guys who collectively have designed 1000’s of MVHR systems, Trained Installers throughout NZ and have many years of real-world experience.
Best outcomes are achieved when the system is considered at the concept design stage. Learn how to maximise client satisfaction and significantly reduce on-site problem solving.

Discussions on :
Design Principles – what to consider when getting started.
Calculating required air volumes.
Selecting an MVHR unit. Correct spec.
Spatial requirements.
Designing out problems – identifying problems.
Noise attenuation and controlling sound pressure.
Controlling moisture.
Maximising true installed efficiency.
Minimizing unwanted energy loss.
Minimizing unwanted energy gains.
Inside the thermal envelope vs outside the thermal envelope

Grant Anderson : Business Development Manager Stiebel Eltron NZ LTD
13 years’ experience with Heat Recovery Ventilation systems. Certified Passive House Consultant. Grant discovered Passive House when PHINZ was built. The first certified Passive House in NZ. Grant has continued working with Passive House and high-performance projects ever since.

Cam Kilgour: National MVHR Manager, NZ Market and Heat Recovery Ventilation guru guy Fantech NZ LTD. 
Experience with MVHR systems in commercial and residential applications from design and hands on install. Representing Fantech and Zehnder as the global leader ‘always the best climate’. With a personal passion and reach to ensure ever one can have the best indoor climate.
Session 2
1pm – 5pmStay Dry: A workshop on preventing moisture-related problems during construction
This intensive half-day workshop is designed for architects, Passive House designers and tradespeople and its practical focus will equip people with the knowledge they need to safely design and build building envelopes, whether in standard construction or high-performance projects.
Condensation and the mould that often follows are bad for buildings and very bad for human health. Know your part, whether as a designer or a tradesperson, in preventing these problems happening in the first place.
The workshop is led by building scientist and Passive House certifier Jason Quinn, principal of Sustainable Engineering. The information will be taught by way of practical examples, using construction details and real-life scenarios.
Cost
Member$200.00 plus GST
Non-member$230.00 plus GST
Session 3
2:00pm – 3:30pm

3:30pm – 5:00pm		Hands-on installation session with the Pro Clima team, led by Ben Ingledew and Jon Davies

More doing, less talking – we know the best learning comes from doing – so come along if you are a designer or builder. Sessions are a snippet of our 2-day Certified Installer Programme.

Two sessions of hands-on materials installation, low energy, high involvement sessions for designers and builders side-by-side:

Session 1: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Session 2: 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Maximum of 8 people per session
Cost
Member$30.00 plus GST
Non-member$40.00 plus GST
Session 4Public lecture
6:00pm – 7:00pmPassive House, Healthy Home: Building for Comfort, Efficiency, & Wellbeing
Matthew Cutler

Want a warmer, healthier, and more energy-efficient home? Come along to Tūranga, Christchurch on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 at 6pm for a free public lecture on Passive House design – a proven approach to creating homes that are comfortable year-round, cost less to run, and are better for your health and the planet.
This engaging session presented by Matthew Cutler-Welsh, a leading expert in the field, is perfect for homeowners, renovators, and anyone interested in sustainable building. Don’t miss this chance to get inspired and informed before the national Passive House Hui 2025 kicks off!
7:00pm – 7:30pmRefreshments

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