International Passivhaus
Open Days

NOVEMBER, 7 - 9 2025

1st October - Submissions for Site Tours Close
6th October - Registrations Open for Site Tour Attendees
5th November - Registrations Close
6th November - Addresses sent to registered attendees

A note from the CEO regarding the extensions

With May 13 around the corner and so much happening, we know that you're probably looking for an extension - and this extension is here.New dates are listed above, but please note, we are not able to provide ANY extensions beyond this due to the stress it places on our staff. We ask that you respect this and do not ask them to accept late entries. The application form for IPOD submissions has been online since July 2025, allowing ample time for submission. For this reason, we are unable to consider any late requests.

Make your event more engaging

Provide a presentation at the event, this may focus on PH and Health, or the history of PH, Passivhaus 101. List your option within your application and we will promote it for you.

Educating the community about happy healthy homes

International Passivhaus Open Days (IPOD) are run collaboratively around the world with IPHA and IPHA Affiliates. In Australia, this event is run by the Australian Passivhaus Association.

This event is a very important day for the public and industry to experience and learn about Passivhaus buildings. A long-standing event, International Passivhaus Open Day has attracted a very large audience and is well recognised around the nation.

IPOD happens bi-annually, so if you’d like to be notified when the next event is held, make sure to join our mailing list and choose the ‘General News’ checkbox. But if you’d like more frequent updates on PH education, news, and advocacy, choose ‘Professional News’.

Collaroy Passivhaus Open- June 2023

View our CEO’s wrap up message for the 2023 events.

Why do attendees participate?

How do attendees find out about the event?

Data collected 2023 June

“It was incredibly helpful to have both the builder and the owner there to explain how it had all been done. The handouts and educational materials were also helpful, but not as much as hearing the builder and owner explain what had been done and how the owner has experienced living in a passive house.”
— 2023 Attendee

Attendee - FAQ

  • APA believes in safe and respectful open buildings. The properties that are opened are often private homes. Registration provides us and the owner with a level of assurance that the process is being managed with care.

  • On average for each IPHOD we are moving around 800 people through 50-60 viewings, of 20 different properties around the Nation. To get this right, we need to follow a strict process and ensure everyone we are working with has time to receive the relevant reminders, contact lists and general information.

  • To protect the privacy of our home owners addresses are sent just before the event takes place. The events typically run on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You will recieve the first reminder the day before all tours start (Thursday) and then again the morning of the tour you are registered for.

  • Yes, but plan ahead and register them because we have strict requirements with space and moving a volume of people through the properties.

  • No, the host will have a list of names to confirm your registration.

  • If a tour states that it starts at 10 am, then it’s at 10 am based on its location’s current time zone—whether that’s daylight savings or standard time.

Host - FAQ

  • We have a pretty good database to support the event but any further help its always appreciated and good top attract new people. Some ideas for you-

    1. Social media

    2. Through your website, Newsletter

    3. Does your council have a newsletter?

    4. Does your local area have an environmental network/action group you could ask- or a Facebook Group you could post in?

    5. Does your children’s school have a newsletter / Facebook group you can post in?

  • After marketing for the events commence, hosts will be sent a weekly registration update on the Friday of each week, with the total number of participants for each session.

  • We believe in running- Safe Open Homes. To do so, we place a limit on the number of participants that a guide can walk through. For each host they can walk through a maximum of 15 participants per tour. Participants must stay within the site of the host.

  • To maximise on your participation please send us all event photos and videos. We will share them on social media to follow. We also encourage you to create educational material, add a list for registrants to add their contact details to so you can stay in touch with them. Invite other consultants to run the event with you-participants love seeing the collaboration of passivhaus.

  • Registrations close the Thursday morning before the events commence. You will receive a list of registrants for each sitting the Thursday evening.

  • While APA supports the promotion of passivhaus, we discourage the International Passvhaus Open Day events to be run seperately, andwoud suggest that this only confuses the market and dilutes our efforts to run a cohesive event as a joint community. There are many other weekends of the year that this can be achieved on.