A month ago (A month! Already!) PHINZ held our annual Hui, at the excellent Tūranga Library in Christchurch. I’d be lying if I said we were nervous in the runup, pulling together a packed 3 days of presentations, workshops, lectures and site visits is a massive undertaking. But on the day it surpassed all our … Continue reading PHINZ 2025 Hui in review
“Unlocking Better Building Performance and Healthier Homes We are excited to release the results of the Energy Modelling Practices for Design and Compliance Survey. Thank you to all those that participated and special thanks to Joe Lythe and Elrond Burrell for their contributions! As Aotearoa moves toward a net-zero carbon future by 2050 energy modelling remains underutilised … Continue reading NZIA publishes their results of Energy Modelling Practices for Design and Compliance Survey
Message from PHINZ Chair, Joe Lyth I’m three months into being elected Chair of the Board and thought that it would be valuable to update the membership on where PHINZ are. It has been equally an extremely enjoyable 3 months, and a baptism of fire into the world of governance! I’ve had generous and supportive messages from … Continue reading Message from PHINZ Chair
PHINZ has recently appointed a new Chair to the Board and we are delighted to announce that Joe Lyth, Director of WEL Architecture, has enthusiastically stepped into this role to lead our organisation in 2025 and beyond. He takes over from Guy Shaw who has been in the role of Acting Chair for the past … Continue reading PHINZ Appoints New Chair to the Board
Te Tōpūtanga o te Whare Korou ki Aotearoa, Passive House Institute NZ (PHINZ) has voiced its concerns regarding the proposed changes to the Building Code’s insulation requirements (H1) in a recent submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). PHINZ believes that the proposed changes, while well-intentioned, represent incrementalism and are a step … Continue reading PHINZ Submits Response to Building Code H1 Changes – A Call for a Transformative Approach
Kia ora koutou, As we approach the end of 2021, I’d like to thank you for your energy and passion in driving the Passive House kaupapa, and your support of PHINZ. We’ve seen huge momentum this year for Passive House in Aotearoa. Kāinga Ora now has 2 Passive House beginning construction – Bader Ventura in Māngere and Ngā Kāinga Anamata – homes … Continue reading A message from our CEO
On 29 November, MBIE released the 2021 update to the building code. The main changes include increasing insulation requirements and changes to Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods. However, quietly tucked way in H1/VM1 Energy Efficiency Verification Method is a section that now recognises the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) as a modelling tool that can … Continue reading Building Code update recognises the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) for energy modelling
On Thursday 25th November PHINZ hosted a webinar which covered the challenges faced and solutions implemented in consenting the windows for the Wunderbar Passive House project. Darryl Sang and Alya Abed Ali from Sang Architects and Darryl August and Ian Fong from August Millard talked through the details and shared their learnings. If you missed … Continue reading Consenting Passive House Windows webinar a success
A Kāinga Ora social housing project in Māngere, Auckland has passed pre-construction review and is now on track to become the first central government funded Passive House social housing in Australasia. Construction on the 3 level, 18 unit “Bader Ventura” project is due to start by the end of this year, and to be completed by … Continue reading Passive House Social Housing gets going in Aotearoa
The number of certified Passive House projects is growing fast in Aotearoa NZ. And with Passive House being in the media more frequently, PHINZ is often asked how many Passive House projects there are in Aotearoa NZ. Unfortunately, this question does not have a straightforward answer. Passive House certification is an independent process undertaken by … Continue reading Certified Passive House projects in Aotearoa
