Terry Bryers is an Auckland-based Certified Passive House Builder. Having worked on one of the first and most incredible EnerPHit projects in New Zealand, he has started his own building company to focus on Passive House and high-performance homes. Matthew Cutler-Welsh caught up with Terry recently and discussed his discovery of Passive House. 

Stuff Magazine feature on EnerPHit project by Terry: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/127462495/no-expense-spared-on-nzs-first-passivhaus-enerphit-rebuild-now-selling 

Case study: https://sustainableengineering.co.nz/casestudy/piha-enerphit/ 

Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discussed Passive House-related news items at the top of the episode:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/homes/article-11162825/What-passive-house-Ultra-eco-friendly-Queensland-home-heated-hairdryer.html 

https://www.nine.com.au/property/news/the-home-in-queensland-that-can-be-heated-with-a-hair-dryer-for-20-minutes/ce3e09d9-9e3a-414f-b2ee-ca39fc1d0306 

https://passivehouse-database.org/index.php?lang=en#d_6650 

https://homestylegreen.com/248-what-does-a-passive-house-have-in-common-with-an-f-111/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/climate/california-lawmakers-climate-legislation.html 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/01/california-moves-to-ban-new-oil-wells-within-3200-feet-of-homes.html 

Info about NESEA's upcoming Building Energy NYC event: https://nesea.org/conference/be-nyc 

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