On-Demand Short Courses

A new way of educating you about Passivhaus

Course Overview

Want to know more about Passivhaus but can't quite commit to our Certified Courses? APA is excited to have a new way of educating you about the Passivhaus world.

Partnering with Pointsbuild, we have designed 6 on-demand short courses that will cover an introduction to Passivhaus & the building standard’s key principles. They are intended for professionals within the built environment who wish to find out about the creation of healthy, comfortable, low-energy and resilient buildings for all Australians to live and work.

Since these short courses are a gateway to what is involved with Passivhaus, this is also an opportunity to refer your clients or contractors who are interested in dipping their toes into Passivhaus. Additionally, successful completion of these courses will count towards CPD points for trade or professional licensing obligations.

Course Benefits

Enrolling in one of our on-demand, self-paced Passivhaus short courses provides a high degree of flexibility when it comes to learning more about the building standard. Some of the subsequent benefits include:

  • Gain foundational knowledge and an appreciation of the Passivhaus standard.

  • Dip your toes into Passivhaus without committing substantial resources.

  • Learn more about a growing industry—the Passivhaus standard has grown astronomically across Australia and the globe. Additionally, consumer education in high-performance buildings is the highest it has been, with more demand to build Passivhaus buildings than the market can deliver.

  • The ability to earn on-demand CPD points for trade or professional licensing.

Course Curriculum

Alongside the individual courses, it’s also possible to purchase bundled courses at a discount.

Passivhaus Bundle #1 includes:

  • Short Introduction to Passivhaus.

  • Airtightness.

  • MVHR.

Passivhaus Bundle #2 includes:

  • Thermal Bridges.

  • Thermal Insulation.

  • High-Performance Windows.

We also offer the Passivhaus Complete Bundle which includes all short courses.

    • Identifying the five basic principles of Passivhaus.

    • Recognising the difference between the Passivhaus building standard and other building codes.

    • Understanding the process of Passivhaus certification.

    • Understanding the concept of airtightness including its value and features.

    • How to achieve airtightness, including appropriate testing procedures.

    • Identifying the role of airtightness and its contribution to Passivhaus certification.

    • Understanding the key principles of the MVHR system.

    • Identifying elements of the MVHR system including installation considerations.

    • Understanding MVHR performance data and the certification process for Passivhaus.

    • Detailed explanations of thermal insulation and its importance for Passivhaus design and construction.

    • Detailed explanations of key principles of the high-performance windows and their important contribution to Passivhaus design.

    • Detailed explanations of thermal bridges and the significance of thermal bridge-free construction to Passivhaus design.

Course Pricing and Registration

On Demand Short Courses

  • Introduction to Passivhaus

  • Airtightness

  • MVHR

  • Thermal Insulation

  • High Performance Windows

  • Thermal Bridges

$70 per course

On Demand Passivhaus Bundles

  • Bundle 1 $175

  • Bundle 2 $175

  • Complete Bundle $280

Course FAQs

  • At the end of the course, there are 5 assessment questions based on the course content. The learner needs to complete 80% correctly to pass the course and receive a certificate of completion.

  • Courses can be completed in any order, although the recommendation would be to complete the ‘Introduction to Passive House’ first – although this is not compulsory.

  • No, there are no expiry dates. Courses are self-paced and learners can complete them at their own pace.

  • Learners have unlimited opportunities to attempt the assessment questions at the end of the Passivhaus courses.

  • There is no time limitation to complete the assessment, you can even go back a check the content before you submit your answers.

APA have partnered with Pointsbuild, a leading Australian provider of professional development training and e-learning content to deliver a range of online self-paced CPD courses, covering key topics of Passivhaus design.

Identifying a need for online compliance-based training amongst building practitioners, the Pointsbuild service was launched in 2007 as Australia’s first approved Continuing Professional Development (‘CPD’) training provider for the industry.

With over 180 online CPD courses to choose from, Pointsbuild delivers over 1,000 online courses each day.

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