Passive House Isn’t Niche Green Design. It’s Resilience Infrastructure

About this episode

The episode discusses how passive house design serves as a practical tool for climate resilience and decarbonisation.

Get in touch - leave me a message What if better buildings are one of the most practical climate resilience tools we already have? In this episode of Climate Confident, I’m joined by Darren Macri, Co-CEO of Wythe Windows and rising president of the Passive House Network. We talk about why passive house is not just a building standard, but a practical climate tech pathway for decarbonisation, emissions reduction, energy security, healthier homes, and a more resilient built environment. You’ll ...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Raftery

Guest: Darren Macri

Topics covered

• passive house
• climate resilience
• decarbonisation
• energy security
• healthier homes
• built environment

Keywords

• passive house
• climate resilience
• decarbonisation
• energy security
• healthier homes
• built environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wythe Windows, Passive House Network

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