Passive House included in VIC Builders Training Roadshow
In April 2024 we provided a detailed submission to the VBA into the continuing professional development of building practitioners in Victoria. We are pleased to see some of this submission’s recommendations impact the market with passive house included in the learning criteria for Victoria’s comprehensive Energy Efficient Construction Roadshow.
This month, the Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio launched the Renewable Homes Construction program which will provide free training on how to build, design or retrofit homes to make them more energy efficient.
The program will also train builders on the new National Construction Code 2022 (NCC) which came into effect on 1 May 2024 and has improved living standards - making homes more comfortable, accessible, and cheaper to heat and cool and helping Victorians save more than $4,200 on their energy bills.
The Home Efficiency Construction Roadshows are being delivered by Solar Victoria at sites across Melbourne and regional Victoria, including Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Shepparton, Echuca, Mildura, Albury, Bright, Mansfield and across Gippsland.
The roadshow covers topics including:
passive house principles and solar design
how to avoid condensation
address air tightness
energy efficient appliances and building techniques
materials required to deliver better energy efficiency
Another initiative, Net Zero Homes Skills Training is available now through online training modules that cover the principles of residential energy efficiency, thermal performance, and net zero energy design and construction.
The final initiative, Efficient Home Design and Construction Training will address the key issues faced in the design and construction of energy efficient homes and will be deliver later this year through short training modules.
For more information on free training courses, visit solar.vic.gov.au/renewable-homes-construction-training.