IS PASSIVE HOUSE (or Passivehaus) NECESSARY IN AUSTRALIA? | Clare Parry, Grun Consulting

Is Passive House (or passivhaus) necessary in Australia? // This is a question many ask because they believe the Australian climate is too mild to necessitate the Passive House approach.
Yet, Clare Parry disagrees. She is a Director and Principal at Grun Consulting, and is a Certified Passive House Certifier and Trainer. Clare was also one of the founding members of the Australian Passive House Association.
Clare is the Certifier for the Owl Woods Passive House project. So it’ll be her job to provide the tick of approval that everyone else has done their jobs, and the home can actually be certified as a Passivhous.
Clare has had a lifelong interest in best practice building design, involving a holistic approach to achieve sustainable measures and provide a better option in the longer term, both for the client & the environment. Her focus is on building performance, and she works extensively with the Passivhaus standard.
In 2011 Clare founded the Australian Passive House Association and has been involved as a Director until late 2017. She is one of the first Certified Passivhaus Designers in Australia, and one of only two Passivhaus Certifiers. She is a certified Passivhaus trainer as well and you can often see her speak at national and international conferences.
Clare is a Director and Principal at Grün Consulting. Grün specialises in delivering high-performance buildings. They deliver all aspects of Environmentally Sustainable Design consulting, specialising in Passive House (Passivhaus) from design through to certification. They are advocates for Passivhaus, for Net Zero, and experts in town planning, multiple rating tools including LEED, Green Star and the Living Building Challenge, and energy ratings including Carbon Neutral, NABERS & CBD.
In this interview I ask Clare ...
What made you become interested in Passive House?
You've worked for some time (and continue to work) as a sustainability consultant in a range of accreditation systems like LEED, Greenstar, WELL, etc. How does Passive House sit in relation to this?
You founded the Australian Passive House Association (APHA) in 2011. What compelled you to do that?
What's the APHA's role?
You are performing the role of Building Certifier on the Owl Woods Passive House project. Can you describe what's involved in that?
And this video is part of my series on "A Simple Guide to a Sustainable Home".
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