Electrifying Everything with Passive House

Featuring Warmth NZ & World Solar

Fabric First or Fabric Fifth? Let’s Talk About the Future of Our Homes

The Passive House standard is all about squeezing maximum efficiency out of a building’s fabric - before we add energy generation. But here’s the tension:

Do we make our buildings ultra-efficient before electrifying them?

Or do we electrify everything first and improve comfort later?

Rewiring Aotearoa have been championing the electrification of machines across the motu and have brought fresh insight to this very debate. Remember—our buildings are machines. Big or small, there are thousands across New Zealand. If we’re electrifying everything, shouldn’t we make those machines as efficient as possible too?

Join us for an educational, thought-provoking, and fun-filled discussion on the best way forward for our Aotearoa abodes.

Is the answer:

Fabric First?Fabric Fifth?

Ultimately - where’s the sense of comfort in dollar decision making?

Tonight, we’ll debate the above with a range of passionate people, some passive, hopefully none aggressive!

1. Introduction - Natalie Tatarchuk; Glow Works

2. Why Passive House? - Damien McGill; Canterbury Local Chapter Lead PHINZ / Healthy Home Cooperation

3. Fabric First - Paul Finch; Finbo / Certified Passive House Classic owner

4. Fabric Fifth - Mike Casey; Rewiring Aotearoa

5. Power Network Perspective - Pip Newland; Orion

6. Carbon Considerations - Emily Newmarch; WAM PHD Candidate Upfront Carbon

7. Council Perspective - Julie Villard; Eco Design Advisor. Christchurch Council

8. All the way - Jonathan Homes; Consulting for the Future / Certified Passive House Premium owner / Rewiring Wanaka

9. Supplier performance pitch; HP, HWHP, ventilation & solar panels. Hanshu Li of Warmth NZ

10. Panel discussion / Q&A moderated by Natalie Tatarchuk of Glow Works

There will be supplier products available to inspect and interact with on the day.

Product research, Socialising and networking to follow the presentations.

Host or Publisher Passive House Institute New Zealand