Close the Gap

Great buildings are no longer the exception. It's time to make them the expectation.

Australia's Passivhaus movement has come a long way. Homes, schools, offices, aged care facilities, social housing and retrofits across the country are showing what's possible when buildings are designed and delivered for performance.

The evidence is growing, the expertise is here and the momentum is real. The next challenge isn't proving better buildings are possible. It's making them achievable, affordable and repeatable at scale.

THRIVE 2026 challenged us to look beyond the metrics. THRIVE 2027 takes the next step: Close the Gap. From Design to Delivery.

• The gap between what we design and what we build
• Between predicted performance and real-world results
• Between policy ambition and what happens on site
• Between the skills our industry needs and the workforce we have
• Between the cost of building better and the long-term value we create
• Between one exceptional project and an industry capable of delivering thousands

People across the country are already finding solutions. We want to hear how you're tackling the gap. Finished, in progress or still learning, every stage counts. You don't need a perfect project. You need a story worth sharing, a challenge worth solving or a lesson others can learn from.