Why?

For a few years now I was keen to become Passive House qualified and it was one of those many important ‘should do’s’ that got put on the back burner, until one day I was chatting with Adam Souter of Souter Built Pty Ltd. We discussed his recent Certified Passive House Tradesperson course and his enthusiasm for Passive House was totally infectious. The very next day I applied for the scholarship!

I was very humbled to receive the Scholarship but also determined to do well and make a difference to our current construction methods. There is a need to reduce the amount of energy used in the operation of housing with an aim of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

How…

When I turned up to my first day on the course and saw 6 thick text books for our 2 week course, for a moment I had to hold myself back from running out the door. I thought surely we are not covering all that content in 2 weeks? Well, we did just that and it was one of the most rewarding learning outcomes I have ever achieved, Daniel was so passionate and patient. He kept us moving in the right direction in a calm and assertive manner that kept our attention and kept us performing at a high level.

So if you are considering doing the course, I highly recommend it. I came out of those two weeks a changed woman with a revived optimism to really make a difference to the future of our buildings.

My aim is to maintain impeccable design within the framework of the Passive House methodology.