Presenters

Daniel Jakobs

Daniel Jakobs is a qualified master carpenter and construction engineer from Germany. With more than 20 years’ experience in high performance and ecological building, Daniel is the Technical Sales Manager for pro clima in Australia and New Zealand.

With an in-depth knowledge of pro clima’s entire international product range and performance characteristics, he is able to develop pragmatic weatherproofing and airtightness solutions for any building type. Daniel is also responsible for the practical knowledge transfer and training of builders and tradespeople in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on the pro clima product range but also teaching skills necessary for building structures to world leading Passive House standard. Daniel was instrumental in the construction of the pro clima HUB – Centre for Advanced Building Systems in Auckland, delivering a world class facility.

He is a fun-loving guy, boasting one of the best hipster beards in Sydney, who is highly practical. He can fix anything, always with a smile on his face.

Jesse Clarke

Jesse Clarke has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction industry. He holds the technical lead role of the Innovation and R&D Manager, servicing Australia and New Zealand. Jesse is an active advocate for a holistic approach to the development of industry guidance, standards and codes.

As the chairman of the AIRAH special technical group for building envelope physics he is driving standardisation around the use of hygrothermal analysis (WUFI®) for healthier and more durable buildings.

Villy Yordanov

Villy has a wealth of professional experience in building services consulting and manufacturing. The Bulgarian born engineer extends his professional views on building design and construction into his philosophy for a good life. He is committed to health and wellbeing in all its forms.

His career path has been virtually a straight line of sustainable enterprises. Villy started his professional life as an intern with a wind turbine manufacturer before moving into an engineering role in the ever-shifting technology of solar PV and battery storage. He entered the construction industry as a sustainability consultant and he is now diving deep into the intricacies of building physics as an Innovation Engineer at pro clima.

Villy holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from VIA University College in Horsens, Denmark, and a Master of Mechanical Engineering from UTS in Sydney.