Our team
PHINZ Exec and board members
Joe Lyth
Chair of the Board
Joe Lyth is a Registered Architect, Certified Passive House Designer and Homestar Assessor with expertise in high performance, new build and renovation design in the UK and NZ. He is Director of WEL Architecture – a practice that balances budget, beauty and buildability alongside health, performance and efficiency.
Guy Shaw
Treasurer, Board Member
Guy is a registered architect & certified Passive House designer based in Wellington. He has worked extensively on Passive House projects in the UK and NZ.
Elrond Burrell
Secretary, Board Member
Elrond is an Architect & certified Passive House designer. He is passionate about improving people’s quality of life, health and environmental impact by designing beautiful, sustainable, high-performance architecture. He is a frequent keynote presenter and lecturer on Passive House.
Karen Manson
Board Member
Karen is the director of architectural practice Meta Architects, established in 2015. Karen has a decade of international experience behind her, with a strong background in medium and high density mixed-use developments, urban design and healthcare. A broad mix of architecture and urban design work has followed in New Zealand.
Simon Wansbrough
Board Member
Simon is the owner of Third Little Pig Construction and teaches on the Certified Training courses.
Jessica Winter
Board Advisor
Jessica is a senior analyst and educator at Sustainable Engineering Ltd. Previously she was a Director at Hiberna Ltd and designed her family’s home in Wanaka, New Zealand’s first strawbale home to gain Passive House certification.
Trey Ryder
Board Advisor
He uri nō Ngāpuhi me Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi hoki engari tipu ake ana i te mātotoru o te iwi o Te Ātiawa ki Waiwhetu.
Trey is a qualified builder based in Wellington with over 10 years of experience working on commercial projects. Recently he moved away from commercial work and is now only focusing on Passive House. As well as building he is passionate about promoting and helping educate people about Passive House, as he feels everyone should feel comfortable in their home.
