The Australian Passivhaus Association would like to congratulate to all participants of 2025 Passivhaus Incubator program. Over 8 weeks, they have learnt about the Passivhaus Standard and its implementation, from airtightness to advocacy. They are now leaving equipped with the skills and knowledge to create a ripple effect through Australia's building industry, making meaningful change towards environmentally sustainable, healthy buildings for Australia.

So far, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with participants expressing gratitude for the program being “extremely valuable” and an “amazing learning experience”.

“The Passivhaus Incubator is about fostering a mindset shift, catalysing conversations, igniting passion, and driving tangible progress towards a more sustainable future. Together, let us seize this opportunity to redefine the future of the built environment and leave a legacy for generations to come.”

-Alexia Lidas, CEO

The Australian Passivhaus Association would like to thank our Trainers and Support Members most of all, for delivering 8 critical informative sessions. We’d like to also thank Brett and the team at Brickworks for hosting us around the Nation for our launch events, and Geoff and the Team at Bondor for sponsoring the 2025 Program.

To end the program, participants were given the opportunity to take site tours around Passivhaus buildings, allowing them to experience a Passivhaus in person, understand their construction and ask questions. APA would like to thank our tour hosts for this invaluable experience for our Incubator 2025 cohort.

Trainers

Kieran Leong, Merylese Mercieca, Marcus Strang, Michael Morrissey, Jasmine Sheng, Alex Feng, Linden Thorley, Nick Sowden, Trent Clark, Jane Cameron and Alexia Lidas

Support Members

Cameron Munro, Carlos Acuna, Roger Joyner, Talina Edwards, Alexander Symes, Andy Marlow, Christie Hartfiel, Jane Cameron, John Beurle, Ruth Butler, Stalin Chakrabarty, Torquil Canning, Jessica Allen and Jonathen Hindry

Passivhaus Tour Hosts

Kieran from DesignInc, Linden from Linden Thorley Architects, Brian from ISMART Building Group, Jessica Allen from Enduro Builders, Harley Truong from Logikhaus, Phil Diver, The Construction Training Centre Luke from Davies Construction

This groundbreaking initiative is now preparing for its next year, looking for leaders who would like to drive change. Apply now to be part of next year’s cohort.

The 2025 Incubator Send - Off events are taking place on 10th October, free and open to all. In these events, attendees will learn the differences between Passivhaus and NCC 7- star, network with the cohort and members. It’s an opportunity to educate yourself, meet new people and exchange ideas.
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The Australian Passivhaus Association is looking forward to continuing to support participants in designing Passivhaus into their policies, and is already having ongoing conversations about how they can immediately begin to implement the knowledge learned throughout the course.