Jesse Clarke is the Technical Innovation Manager for Pro Clima across Australia and New Zealand, bringing more than two decades of experience in the construction industry. He specialises in building envelope performance, with a strong focus on moisture management, airtightness, and durability in high-performance buildings. Jesse plays a key role in advancing technical knowledge and translating complex building science into practical, buildable solutions for the industry.

Jenny Edwards is sole owner and director of Light House ArchiScience, a multi-award-winning business that integrates science and design to deliver highly efficient, all-electric, climate resilient homes — new and renovated — in the Canberra region. She is not an architect or building designer but a scientist with a deep interest in housing and design. She has been modelling and optimising designs and physically testing constructed buildings (with her blower door and thermal camera) sine 2009 (well before Passivhaus came to Australia).
With over 250 architectural projects completed, and provision of advice on hundreds of retrofits, Light House has shown there is growing demand for smaller, smarter, sustainable, gas-free housing.

Despite only doing smaller, smarter sustainable homes, Light House projects have won numerous local and national architecture and housing awards

Dr Richard Hyde, Honorary Professor, former Chair of Architectural Science, The University of Sydney. His research and practice are Architectural and Design Science and Sustainable Design. He has a PhD | Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom. Bachelor of Science (Honours) | Aston University, United Kingdom, and Diploma of Architecture | Birmingham Polytechnic, United Kingdom.

Andy Marlow joined Dick Clarke at Envirotecture as a young architect, gaining significant experience in designing genuinely sustainable buildings, both residential and non-residential, in Australia and overseas. After a stint at a large corporate practice, Andy returned to Envirotecture as a director in 2014. He went on to found Passivhaus Design & Construct in 2020, in order to make Passivhaus performance more accessible for more people.

Andy led the materials research for Australia’s first certified Living Building, has led master planning projects and been involved in successful architectural competitions. He is regularly invited to present at conferences and features on leading podcasts.

Andy has previously served as a board member of the Australian Passivhaus Association, co-chaired the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Sustainability Committee, sat on the Property Council of Australia NSW Sustainability Committee and was part of the Green Building Council of Australia NSW Industry Group.

Andy has a Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies and a Master of Architecture from UNSW. He has been a PHI certified Passivhaus Designer since 2017.

Julian Sutherland is a Chartered Building Services Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE with 35 years of experience in the built environment. As the Lead of JLL’s Sustainable Assets APAC team, Julian specializes in net-zero carbon design, low-carbon masterplanning, and high-performance building retrofits. A Certified Passivhaus Designer, Julian combines international consulting expertise with practical, hands-on experience – including the construction of his own Passivhaus in the UK.

Adrian Taylor is the Regenerative Lead at BVN. Drawing on over a decade of applied research in architectural practice and academia, he connects designers with the tools and expertise to eliminate carbon, increase circularity, and restore habitat. Adrian believes the key to achieving regeneration is shifting our perspective on value, from sunk costs to intergenerational investments.

Philip Oldfield’s research examines how we can meet the needs of society by creating housing, buildings and infrastructure, while also reducing the environmental impact of our built environment to mitigate climate change and achieve net zero outcomes. This includes special interests in embodied carbon, tall building architecture, high-density housing, and climate literacy in architectural education.
He is an active member of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), and author of the book “The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer. He has led over $800,000 of funded research projects with diverse inter-disciplinary teams from industry, government and academia, tackling issues varying from how built environment leaders use evidence in the creation of buildings, to measuring the reduction of embodied carbon possible in the Australian office sector. Research he has led on embodied carbon has contributed to national methodologies and industry-wide guidance.