For a range of courses all taught by experienced professionals with a wide range of backgrounds please see the Coaction website.

New Zealand Passivhaus Conference and Study Tour

I am just back from two weeks in New Zealand where I was very honoured to be invited to speak at the first South Pacific Passivhaus Conference. As well as local presenters, I shared the floor with old friends and colleagues Elrond Burrell and Mark Siddall from the UK and Bronwyn Barry from California.

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I am very flattered and excited to be invited back to the US for the second time in a year. This time it is to speak at the 2014 North American Passive House Network Conference in Portland Maine.

I’m really looking forward to meeting new people and catching up with old friends in the international Passivhaus community.

The speaker line up is impressive and will hopefully lead to some lively discussion and debates.

I have been meaning to write up my last visit which included a very packed tour of the North West including Vancouver, Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Portland Oregon but it has been a very busy spring and summer.

Passivhaus Training

Passivhaus is rapidly becoming an essential skill for architects and consultants. The AECB CarbonLite course is delivered by highly experienced professionals, and leads to international accreditation as a Certified Passivhaus Designer or Consultant.

Whilst the focus is on the Passivhaus standard, the course provides an excellent grounding in building physics and practical construction details for low energy buildings.

Why take the CarbonLite Passivhaus Training course?

• An ideal opportunity to share knowledge and contacts with the UK’s most experienced Passivhaus practitioners
• CarbonLite courses are tailored specifically for the UK, using UK building examples from domestic and non-domestic sectors.
• Visit innovative and exciting Passivhaus developments
• Courses are easily accessible by public transport

Highly experienced trainers

This course is written and taught by leaders in UK Passivhaus development: amongst others, Bill Butcher, Alan Clarke, Mark Siddall, Eric Parks and Nick Grant not to mention WARM staff who have supported over 200 buildings in low energy design, and are Passivhaus certifiers. Courses are developed specifically for the UK and use UK building examples. The programme is delivered using a mixture of lectures, group and individual learning, with exercises to continually affirm and test understanding.

The emphasis is on practical solutions to common problems and the trainers have a wealth of experience gathered over many years.

Can’t do the whole course? Why not take individual modules such as Fundamentals of Passivhaus? See the AECB website for details.

Book your place by emailing us at or training@peterwarm.co.uk  or calling 01752 542546.