Passive House for People and Planet

Name: Passive House for People and Planet
Start: 2025-04-09T15:00:00+12:00
End: 2025-04-09T16:30:00+12:00
Location: 55C Redruth Street, Timaru, New Zealand 7910

Schedule

Wed Apr 09 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC+12:00

Location

55C Redruth Street, Timaru, New Zealand 7910 | Timaru, CA

Passive House is the worlds leading energy efficiency standard, reducing power consumption by up to 90% compared with standard new construction.
This event is for anyone who wants to live in a more comfortable home. Whether you are a seasoned building industry professional or curious about the process for providing your family a means to a better life, please come along and meet the passive house professionals looking to provide more salubrious buildings for people and planet.
Site visit followed by a Seminar
The Seminar format will be
1. Introduction by Rhys Taylor; Climate Change Adaption Lead Timaru District Council.
2. Introduction to What is a Passive House; Karen Manson PHINZ Board member.
3. Introduction to Energy Modelling – Ben Frost
4. Structural Engineering for Passive House – Damien McGill; The Healthy Home Cooperation
5. Building Passive Houses – Simon Wansbrough; Third Little PigConstruction
6. Supplier; Cam Kilgour; Fantech (ventilation supplier)
7. Supplier; Tamia Osikai; MaxRaft (insulated foundations)
Short and sharp – 10min MAX per speaker. Followed by drinks and nibbles.
Date: 9th April 2025
Time: 3pm – 5:30pm
Where: Lunds Joinery 33A Grants Road Timaru, Canterbury 7910 (site visit) and South Canterbury Eco Centre. 55c Redruth Street, Redruth, Timaru (seminar)
Tickets are free and all are welcome! Visit PHINZ to book.
Site visit – Lunds Joinery
Lunds Joinery has been kicking up sawdust at Grants Road in Timaru for several decades; initially as a part of C Lund & Son Ltd and now as a standalone company.They provide a range of joinery products from feature trusses and formwork to high end fit outs and timber windows.
High Quality windows are at the heart of every Passive House, and the best performing windows are generally timber. Lunds Joinery also made the windows for the South Canterbury Eco Centre. Come join us to see what Lunds Joinery are making in their factory.