287: Global Insights on Scaling Passive House
From Passive House Podcast by Matthew Cutler-Welsh, Zack Semke, Mary James, and Ilka Cassidy
May 12, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 5 · Episode 287
About this episode
The episode features interviews from the International Passive House Conference discussing strategies for scaling Passive House.
In this episode of the Passive House Podcast Ilka Cassidy and Michael Ingui, are at the International Passive House Conference in Essen and share rapid-fire interviews focused on scaling Passive House. With questions based on Michael's presentation at the conference focusing on moving Passive House from niche to necessary by reframing it as risk mitigation and engaging adjacent sectors like insurance, real estate, finance, and policy. Interviewees describe scaling through large-volume delivery, education, supportive codes and incentives, and manufacturer-led training. With interviews from: Tomas O'Leary Ann-Marie Fallon Ken Levenson Alexander Gard-Murray In Cho Francesco Nesi Günther Jedliczke Esra Aydinoglu Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays
People in this episode
Host: Ilka Cassidy
Guest: Michael Ingui
Topics covered
- Passive House
- scaling
- risk mitigation
- education
- insurance
- real estate
- finance
Keywords
- Passive House
- scaling
- risk mitigation
- education
- insurance
- real estate
- finance
- policy
- training
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Passive House Podcast, Passive House Accelerator
Places: Essen
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