Episode
Elrond Burrell - VIA architecture
- Podcast
- Marketing Passivhaus
- Published
- Apr 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2853
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a7205db
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketing-passivhaus-7111512/episodes/elrond-burrell-via-architecture/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketing-passivhaus-7111512/elrond-burrell-via-architecture.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Elrond Burrell is an architect and owner of VIA Architecture, as well as the program director for Building Science and a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation. In this episode, we talk about Elrond's blog, Passivhaus in Plain English, including how it has helped open doors to new work and opportunities, the unexpected move to teaching, the challenges of building Passivhaus in New Zealand, and the persistent warmth and supportiveness of Passivhaus communities all over the world. Connect with Elrond and VIA architecture: Elrond on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/in/elrondburrell/ Passivhaus in Plain English Blog => https://elrondburrell.com/ 10 Things I Hate About Passivhaus! Blog Post => https://elrondburrell.com/blog/10-things-i-hate-about-passivhaus/ VIA architecture on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/company/via-architecture-passivhaus-experts/ VIA architecture website => https://via-architecture.net/ Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation on LinkedIn => https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/wellington-faculty-of-architecture-and-design-innovation/ Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation website => https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/wfadi Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ) website => https://passivehouse.nz/ PHINZ High-Performance Construction Details Handbook => https://passivehouse.nz/hpcd-handbook/ Architype website => https://www.architype.co.uk/ Passivhaus Trust UK website => https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/