John Beurle and his PHI Low Energy Building made of pre-fab straw bale panels.

Passive House Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews John Beurle, board member of Australian Passive House Association and principal of Passive House Services, about his unique PHI Low Energy Building home made of a straw panel system. Also, view John's video tour of his home at https://youtu.be/WAQ0uyakJH8.

In the interview, John mentions Stuart Lee of Craftsmen Quality Builders and Andreas Luzzi of Laros Technologies as among the key players in the project. The pre-fab straw bale panels, or SITUPS (super insulated tilt-up panel system), come from Huff 'n' Puff Strawbale Constructions.

After the interview, Matthew and co-host Zack Semke reflect on the interview and share upcoming Passive House events and trainings:

Partel Becomes Patron Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
Partel is a manufacturer of tapes, membranes, adhesives, and thermal breaks for high performance buildings.
https://www.partel.com/

PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training:
August 31 through September 11 
ow.ly/7AEa50B3Q0j 

PHI Passive House Fundamentals Course — 6 months access for € 95 (Must purchase by October 8):
Credit to registration at 24th International Passive House Conference (September 20 through October 8)
https://cms.passivehouse.com/en/training/courses/e-learning/

Lois Arena of Steven Winter Associates to Headline September 2 Global Passive House Happy Hour.
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/global-happy-hour

Questions or interview suggestions? Please contact [email protected]. And don't forget to visit us at passivehouseaccelerator.com.

Our work at Passive House Accelerator is made possible by support from our Founding Sponsors: Baxt Ingui Architects, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, RDH Building Science, Sto Corp, and Zola Windows. Thanks, too, to support from our Stakeholder Partner: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 

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