Endorsed by THE PASSIVHAUS TRUST, this internationally recognised course offers an incredible learning experience, delivered by the UK's leading Passivhaus experts via a powerful mix of live sessions and tutorials, self-study and supporting materials, and including inspirational Passivhaus case studies and full support with the Certified Passivhaus Designer/Consultant examination. Our trainers all work in the Passivhaus sector, bringing their wealth of experience in sharing best practice and how to tackle real issues that Passivhaus projects may encounter.

If you are a construction professional working in the UK and involved in the design of all types of Passivhaus buildings, or you want to improve the environmental performance of your projects, this course is for you. We teach the core concepts underpinning the Passivhaus standard, considerations and methodologies for design and the use of the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) for achieving low energy performance. 

You will need some knowledge of UK construction systems, as well as a general understanding of maths, use of Microsoft Excel and an ability to read building plans.

Our Passivhaus Designer course material is grounded in first-hand industry experience and prepares learners to deliver energy modelling and consult on Passivhaus projects.

We teach the core concepts behind the Passivhaus standard, considerations and methodologies for its implementation and the use of the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) for achieving low energy performance. This course will teach you how to bring this learning to your projects as well as prepare you for the Certified Passivhaus Designer/Consultant exam.

 

Upon successful completion of the course:

• Earn Internationally recognised Passivhaus Designer / Passivhaus Consultant seals
• Deliver Passivhaus schemes as a Passivhaus Designer / Passivhaus Consultant.
• Join our growing network of Coaction industry professionals.
• Deliver low energy buildings that perform as designed.
• Gain additional PASSIVHAUS INSTITUT 'SPECIALIST SEAL' QUALIFICATIONS

 

Coaction Training CIC is a social enterprise, and we work hard to keep our fees as affordable as possible whilst giving all our learners the confidence to deliver real world results.

• Early Bird Price: £2,100 ex. VAT *
• Membership Price: £2,500 ex. VAT **
• Standard Price: £2,800 ex. VAT

Notes:

• *To qualify for the Early Bird price, you must be a member of the PHT or AECB and book and pay more than 6 weeks before the start of the course.
• **Membership Price is available to members of the PASSIVHAUS TRUST  or AECB. Visit their websites for further information on membership benefits and prices.
• Get 10% off! Book 3 x places or more on the same course and we will discount your fees automatically.
• Additional Course Costs- You will need a copy of the PHPP software for the PHPP module and exam. The PHPP 10 software costs from £140.00 ex. VAT and can be purchased directly from the AECB WEBSITE. (Multi-buyer offers are available.)
• As a Community Interest Company any profits we make are reinvested to further support the upskilling of built environment professionals in the UK, through continued improvement of our courses and development of community and support activities.

 

With teaching firmly based on UK building typologies from small-scale to large complex buildings, and including both residential and non-residential, you'll develop an understanding of:

• What the Passivhaus standard entails.
• How building physics impacts on building performance.
• How core design choices impact on performance and achieving the standard, exploring form factor, airtightness, thermal bridging.
• What the impact of different construction choices is, including insulation and glazing, and how to detail common construction elements.
• Implications of summer overheating.
• How critical good ventilation is and how to achieve it in Passivhaus.
• How to deliver heating and hot water distribution.
• Learn how to complete PHPP worksheets, understanding what to input and exploring the implications of changing the parameters.
• What is a Passivhaus Designer/Consultant's responsibility on a project and how do you best work as a team to deliver successful Passivhaus builds.
• Essential exam techniques and revision for the Certified Passivhaus Designer/Consultant exam.

 

Your learning journey

• New for 2024: Our BITESIZE PASSIVHAUS COURSE is included for FREE as essential pre-course study to take you through the basics before we dive in to the Designer syllabus itself.
• Teaching is delivered through live webinars with supplementary self-learning and homework components throughout.
• The course runs for 3 days per week over 5 weeks, starting at 9:30am. There will be up to 4hr of live teaching each day plus an expectation for additional homework or self-study during the week.
• Each session is run by two of our experienced Passivhaus trainers.
• To check your understanding during the course, there are several homework exercises you will need to complete.  Trainers will respond to your homework and answer your questions via a dedicated forum.
• We encourage networking with your fellow delegates and provide the platforms to help you achieve it with ease both during and after the course.
• Our operations team are available every working day for admin and technical support.
• To continue your learning after completion of this training you will also get FREE access to Coaction’s Introduction to THERM ONLINE COURSE.

 

Learning is structured into a series of modules to direct your learning through the essential aspects of Passivhaus.

 

Pre-course learning

We enrol you for FREE on our BITESIZE PASSIVHAUS COURSE to cover the basics first. You will have access to self-study modules you can complete in your own time plus you will be invited to additional live workshops to check and deepen learning. You will need to complete this course before starting the Designer course.

 

Module 1: Fabric

A short Introduction to Science kicks off the module, working through the essential equations you will encounter on this course. The Fabric module explores concepts of building physics including heat transfer, the energy balance of buildings and what is necessary to ensure thermal comfort and avoid summer overheating, plus an exploration of how each of the required values can be calculated and what this means in practice for building design. At each stage, practical construction examples and guidance provide context to the science. We'll discuss how Passivhaus construction differs to standard practice, with a focus on achieving airtightness and thermal bridge free construction, and understand how successful design follows through to what happens on site.

 

Module 2: Building Services for Passivhaus

We'll explore different elements of building services used in Passivhaus, essential learning regardless of whether you are a services engineer or not. If you're not a building services engineer we want you to be able to interrogate services design at a high level and understand how services requirements can influence the building design. If you are involved in services design you'll learn what's different to business as usual. This module covers the concepts, calculations and commissioning for ventilation design, heating systems and hot water distribution and a review of Primary Energy Renewable.

 

Module 3: PHPP - Introduction to Passivhaus Planning Package software

Bringing together learning from the previous modules, we will guide you through completing a whole PHPP spreadsheet, allowing you to develop your understanding of the inputs, parameters and implications for building design.

 

Module 4: Economics

A short self-study module teaching you essential economics in preparation for the Passivhaus exam.

 

Revision & Small-group Tutorials 

Sessions to recap on the teaching so far and prepare for the exam, with plenty of practice questions and support.