Call For Speakers

The Passive House Canada Conference Call for Speakers is Now Open

Members of the high-performance building industry are invited to submit presentation proposals for our annual conference, taking place both online and in-person at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport and Conference Centre, June 1-3, 2027

Deadline for submissions: Friday, December 11, 2026 at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET

Building Resilience at Scale

High-performance building is no longer just about proving what’s possible—it’s about bringing proven solutions to more buildings, more communities and more people. As the industry looks to scale, we also need to ensure the buildings we create are ready to respond to extreme weather, housing pressures, rising costs and changing community needs.

This year, we’ll explore what it takes to build resilience at scale through four conference tracks:

  1. Scaling Community – How high-performance buildings create resilient, healthy and comfortable places for people.
  2. Scaling Innovation – How new technologies, tools and approaches can improve performance and accelerate adoption.
  3. Scaling Practice – How we build industry knowledge, improve delivery and apply lessons from one project to the next.
  4. Scaling Infrastructure – How policy, finance and market systems can enable high-performance buildings at scale.
  • Format

    Proposals should refrain from focusing on a particular product and preference will be given to projects that have been completed.

    The delivery style should fit within one of the following options:

    1. Panel discussion with Audience Engagement
    2. Instructional workshop
    3. Roundtable discussion
    4. Lecture / presentation
  • Evaluation Process

    The program committee will be reviewing all submissions and proposals will be evaluated based on:

    • Clarity of the submission
    • Relevance to the theme and subject area
    • Clear outline of the learning objectives

    Speaker proposals should be submitted directly through the submission form below. You will be asked to include:

    • Title of the session
    • Executive summary 100 words or less
    • 3 Learning Objectives
    • Theme category
    • Target Audience
    • Description: Brief itinerary of the session, content to cover
    • Highlight previous speaking experience
    • Contact information for all presenters, and if applicable a moderator

    All proposals will be reviewed by the members of the program committee and will be scored based on their ability to meet the above criteria.

  • Submission Agreement

    By submitting this proposal, all submitters and potential speakers agree to:

    1. Hold an active Passive House Canada membership during the conference.
    2. Purchase a discounted speakers ticket to attend the Conference for $279. A coupon code will be provided to approved speakers. Your ticket includes full access to the 3 day conference including meals, presentations and networking events.
    3. Ensure that all presentations are from an education perspective and that product specific content or self-promotion will not be included in presentations.
    4. The actual time allotted for a presentation will be confirmed during the acceptance process.
    5. Presentations may be pre-recorded, delivered live and/or captured and made available to participants online.
    6. Session submitter may not propose speakers without the knowledge and permission of the proposed speaker(s) and their acceptance of these terms.
  • Session Tracks and Topics

    Scaling Community

    • Occupant Health & Wellness
    • Building Resilience — to heat, smoke, pests, sound, condensation, extreme weather
    • Passive Cooling & Overheating
    • Housing & Community Case Studies, including retrofits
    • Post-Occupancy Monitoring, Commissioning & Occupant Feedback
    • Comparative Building Performance — Passive House vs. conventional approaches

    Scaling Innovation

    • Technical Innovation & New Materials
    • Digital Tools, Data & Building Performance
    • Industrialized Construction & Prefabrication
    • Design Tools & Modelling
    • Passive Cooling & Climate Adaptation
    • Emerging Building Systems & Technologies
    • Performance Monitoring & Data-Driven Design

    Scaling Practice

    • Industry Capacity Building
    • Lessons from the Construction Community
    • Training & Skills Development
    • Best Practices from the Field
    • Collaboration Across Design & Construction Teams
    • From Project to Project — lessons from repeat Passive House practitioners
    • Quality Assurance & Construction Delivery
    • Trades, Contractors & Site Experience
    • Lessons Learned

    Scaling Infrastructure

    • Financing & Overcoming Cost Barriers
    • Policy & Market Transformation
    • Incentives & Programs
    • Procurement & Contracting
    • Real Estate & Investment
    • Supply Chains
    • Codes, Standards & Regulation
    • Market Development
    • Scaling Affordable & Community Housing
    • Business Models for High-Performance Construction

Submission Form