I hope you made it to the Australian Passivhaus Association Conference in Melbourne June 19-20, 2025. This page is additional resources to a presentation on the barrier to Passivhaus projects caused by the split incentive.

As folks usually ask the slides can be downloaded here as a pdf.

I’ve put together an executive summary pdf (just over two pages) summarizing this presentation as a pdf here.

Resources mentioned in the presentation include:

Our Passive House Champions Course which is run periodically and focuses on Framing to persuade the persuadables based on our interpretation of information from The Workshop.

More about MEETS http://www.meetscoalition.org/

The Workshop report “Homes that meet our real needs” https://sustainableengineering.co.nz/a-new-conversation-about-housing-in-new-zealand/

APA Passivhaus Playbook https://sustainableengineering.co.nz/passivhaus-playbook-a-great-free-resource/

Domain Report https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-underrated-fast-track-to-boost-your-propertys-value-by-197000-1385022/

Thrive Conference Split Incentive by Jason Quinn

Executive Summary APA Thrive Conference Presentation Split Incentive by Jason Quinn

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Details of the programme are available here on the APHA website but I’ve also stashed the presentation titles below here in for when the APHA page disappears.

Program- Day One Thursday, June 19

8:45am – Opening Remarks

9:00am – Attracting global, sustainable finance for a Passivhaus led rental revolution

10:00am – Revolutionising Education through harmonising Passivhaus with Steiner Education

11:00am – Heat retention time: A simple way to measure as-built performance of buildings

11:30am – How do we address split incentives for Passivhaus projects- Jason Quinn

1:00pm – Defrag The Design before you Optimise Windows

1:25pm – Adapting Passivhaus to sunnier, drier climates – lessons learned

2:10pm – Combining traditional natural building materials with Passivhaus goals

2:40pm – 20/20 Vision; Australian Housing

3:35pm – Drawing an end to the debate- to be or not to be a Passivhaus

4:15pm – Lessons from the largest Passivhaus development in Europe

6:00pm – Thriving & Jiving Event (Boat trip cruise and hang-out)

Program – Day Two Friday, June 20

9:00am – Cheaper by the dozen – Passivhaus multi-unit housing projects in NZ

9:45am – Understanding the health impacts from environmental factors in Australian society

11:00am – Passivhaus adaptation to future climates

11:25am – Passivhaus for More Than Just Houses

1:00pm – Lifting the Bar, Driving Change in Australian Property

1:40pm – Passivhaus 360 Global Update

2:10pm – Passivhaus is not the answer, it’s the solution

2:40pm – Bob Marshman Building- Australia’s first Passivhaus Certified Trades Training Centre

3:35pm – Structural Insulated Panels for Passivhaus dwellings

4:00pm – From launchpad to take-off – Pioneering Passivhaus in the UK

4:30pm – Wrap up session with panel discussion