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Passivhaus Practical: Why You Need This Hands-On Training (Free Webinar)
From early 2028, all new buildings in Scotland will be built to an optimised energy efficiency standard - the Scottish Passivhaus equivalent.
As the industry moves towards these ambitious targets, the need for practical skills and knowledge in Passivhaus design and construction has never been greater.
Join us for this free 45-minute webinar to learn how the Passivhaus Practical course, developed in collaboration by BE-ST and Coaction Training CIC, can help you and your organisation prepare for low energy construction.
What you’ll learn:
Why Passivhaus skills are essential for Scotland’s construction industry
How the Passivhaus Practical course bridges the gap between theory and onsite delivery
What to expect from the training – hands-on experience using full-scale sectional training rigs, exploring real-life scenarios and learning from some of the UK’s most experienced Passivhaus practitioners
How completing this course contributes towards Passivhaus Institute (PHI) points and your professional development
Agenda
Caitriona Jordan, BE-ST - Why the industry needs Passivhaus Practical training
Rupert, Coaction Training CIC – The impact of the training: what you’ll learn and how it’s delivered
Kate Forbes, Passivhaus Trust – Why this course is endorsed and how it aligns with the Passivhaus Standard
Q&A
Low Carbon Passport (BE-ST Innovation Campus)
The Low Carbon Passport is a first-of-its-kind, accredited course designed to equip construction professionals with the critical skills and competencies needed to deliver low carbon, energy-efficient buildings across Scotland.
Monthly Innovation Campus Tour
Register for your free tour of the BE-ST Innovation Factory that has been supporting construction-related businesses to collaborate and innovate.
The Human Nature Approach
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from Human Nature, the pioneering UK developer reimagining how communities are built - from first principles of sustainability, wellbeing, and design excellence.
Hacking the Housing System
The flagship event that will bring to a close BE-ST Fest 2025, explores the innovation we need to adopt at a system scale, to help us tackle the housing emergency, and deliver better, faster, more affordable housing regeneration solutions.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
Low Carbon Passport (BE-ST Innovation Campus)
The Low Carbon Passport is a first-of-its-kind, accredited course designed to equip construction professionals with the critical skills and competencies needed to deliver low carbon, energy-efficient buildings across Scotland.
Introduction to Building Physics Dynamics
This hands-on training course offers a practical introduction to building physics, helping learners understand how core construction products function and how to use them effectively.
Low Carbon Passport (City of Glasgow)
The Low Carbon Passport is a first-of-its-kind, accredited course designed to equip construction professionals with the critical skills and competencies needed to deliver low carbon, energy-efficient buildings across Scotland.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
How to fail ( so we all don't have to)
Join us for an evening discussion which opens up an honest, practical conversation around the real barriers to delivering sustainable construction. We’ll bring together people from across the industry to speak candidly about what went wrong, what they wish they’d known, and how we can all do better next time.
Introduction to Building Physics Dynamics
This hands-on training course offers a practical introduction to building physics, helping learners understand how core construction products function and how to use them effectively.
Accelerate to Zero Awards
The Accelerate to Zero Awards recognise the businesses, organisations and individuals making the biggest contribution to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to net zero.
Closing the loop: Developing a Circular Construction Hub in Scotland
Join Zero Waste Scotland for our workshop where you will be able learn about the CirCoFin project and participate in discussions which will contribute to findings for the wider project.
Octopus Energy: Tenant Power
Building the Future: Skills & Inclusion for a Net-Zero Built Environment is an interactive dialogue-style workshop exploring how we can create inclusive pathways into the construction and net-zero workforce.
WikiHouse: Sustainable Building Made Simple
In this practical, hands-on session, you’ll get to explore WikiHouse, a low-carbon, modular building system that can be digitally fabricated from locally grown timber and natural insulation.
Shaping Scotland’s Retrofit Knowledge Hub
In partnership with The Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings (CeNZ-HighDB), Retrofit Scotland will be relaunching a case study library and knowledge hub, building on the rich work already done and looking ahead to the next phase of innovation.
Transforming St Sophia’s Primary School: The UK’s First EnerPHit-Certified School Campus Retrofit
Join Fleming for a short film and audience Q&A exploring the transformation of St Sophia’s Primary School in Galston, East Ayrshire, the UK’s first EnerPHit-certified refurbished school.
From Pilot to Portfolio: Financing Retrofit at Scale
This panel will explore how retrofit can move beyond isolated pilots to become financeable, scalable programmes. Through case studies, we’ll examine approaches ranging from replicating single projects, to managing portfolios, to enabling delivery at a city-wide scale.
Best Practice Ventilation Systems
Get a brief overview in the working of domestic MVHR systems and some hands-on experience with the assembly of ducting materials and insulation. Learn what to watch out for to avoid common mistakes in the industry and get some insider knowledge in how to optimise the outcome.
Inside the Rig: Exploring the CITB Low Carbon Passport Through Practical Demonstration
Experience the Low Carbon Passport project in action with this hands-on, small-group demonstration session. Tailored for construction professionals and those training at SCQF Level 6, this hour-long workshop will offer a dynamic and tactile introduction to the project’s approach to skills development.
International Retrofit Conference
For three years, the International Retrofit Conference has been a platform for the industry leaders, policymakers and innovators to come together and discuss the possibility. In 2025, we're cutting through the noise to tackle the real barriers of large scale retrofit.
Building the Future: Skills & Inclusion for a Net-Zero Built Environment
Building the Future: Skills & Inclusion for a Net-Zero Built Environment is an interactive dialogue-style workshop exploring how we can create inclusive pathways into the construction and net-zero workforce.
Safe Schools for the Future
Safe Schools for the Future offers new guidance for project teams so the UK can rapidly upscale the benefits from the high-health, high-comfort, high-performance, low-impact benefits that timber frame primary schools can offer.
Behind the Built of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre
An opportunity to view the minidocumentary produced throughout the retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre followed by a Q&A and panel discussion with the Client, Contractor, and Collaborators behind the delivery of this landmark retrofit project.
Inside the Rig: Exploring the CITB Low Carbon Passport Through Practical Demonstration
Experience the Low Carbon Passport project in action with this hands-on, small-group demonstration session. Tailored for construction professionals and those training at SCQF Level 6, this hour-long workshop will offer a dynamic and tactile introduction to the project’s approach to skills development.
Passivhaus at Scale: Opportunities, Barriers, and Lessons Across the UK
The session will provide insights into how policy and industry can work together to create the conditions for mainstreaming Passivhaus in new developments.
WikiHouse: Sustainable Building Made Simple
In this practical, hands-on session, you’ll get to explore WikiHouse, a low-carbon, modular building system that can be digitally fabricated from locally grown timber and natural insulation.
Best Practice Ventilation Systems
Get a brief overview in the working of domestic MVHR systems and some hands-on experience with the assembly of ducting materials and insulation. Learn what to watch out for to avoid common mistakes in the industry and get some insider knowledge in how to optimise the outcome.
Scaling Solutions: Unlock Innovation for a Sustainable Construction Future
Experience the Low Carbon Passport project in action with this hands-on, small-group demonstration session. Tailored for construction professionals and those training at SCQF Level 6, this hour-long workshop will offer a dynamic and tactile introduction to the project’s approach to skills development.
BE-ST Fest Summit
The UK’s biggest festival for a zero-carbon built environment will play host to transformative discussion and knowledge exchange on breaking through barriers to accelerate our journey to net zero carbon.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.
Monthly Innovation Campus Tour
Register for your free tour of the BE-ST Innovation Factory that has been supporting construction-related businesses to collaborate and innovate.
Low Carbon Passport (City of Glasgow College)
The Low Carbon Passport is a first-of-its-kind, accredited course designed to equip construction professionals with the critical skills and competencies needed to deliver low carbon, energy-efficient buildings across Scotland.
Introduction to Building Physics Dynamics
This hands-on training course offers a practical introduction to building physics, helping learners understand how core construction products function and how to use them effectively.
Paisley Museum Re-imagined Site Visit
As the ambitious Paisley Museum Re-imagined project approaches completion, Kier Construction is delighted to invite you to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour.
Behind the Built of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre
Join us for a 90 minute deep dive behind the build of the deep retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre. This event inlcudes a tour of the building and a presentation from the collaborators and partners’ involved in the design and delivery of this landmark retrofit project.
Low Carbon Passport (City of Glasgow College)
The Low Carbon Passport is a first-of-its-kind, accredited course designed to equip construction professionals with the critical skills and competencies needed to deliver low carbon, energy-efficient buildings across Scotland.
Monthly Innovation Campus Tour
Register for your free tour of the BE-ST Innovation Factory that has been supporting construction-related businesses to collaborate and innovate.
Passivhaus Practical Training
Alongside trusted training provider Coaction Training CIC, we’re offering Passivhaus Practical Training designed for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, architects, consultants and tradespeople delivering commercial, residential, public and educational buildings at scale.