Genvex units bring heat, fresh air & hot water to award-winning scheme
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The Burnham Overy Staithe development in North Norfolk picked up a prestigious UK Passivhaus Award in October, and is profiled in depth on page 28 of the new issue of Passive House Plus.
Mitsubishi launches air-source heat pumps with up to 440% SPF
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The line-up for the self-contained outdoor units now boasts 5kW, 8.5kW, 11.2kW and 14kW units, to make Ecodan suitable for almost any situation.
Passive house can help alleviate fuel poverty — report
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Hastoe Housing Association has released the findings of a two year study on its first passive house housing development, Wimbish in Essex. The study found that the development performs as designed and delivers very low heating bills for residents.
Conference hears of urgent need to upskill Irish construction workers
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Dublin’s old city wall in Woodquay provided the backdrop on Wednesday 15 October to a conference, titled 'Better Than Best Practice', on the urgent need to upskill the Irish construction industry.
Irish construction industry not ready for new EU energy standards
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Nearly a third of construction professionals did not know about the nearly-zero energy requirement for all new buildings by the year 2020, according to a survey of Passive House Plus readers.
New passive house design challenge for students
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The Passive House Association of Ireland has announced its inaugural all-Ireland design charrette, in UCD on 5 and 6 November, in advance of its annual conference which takes place on 7 November in UCD.
Majority of Dublin homes have D energy rating or lower
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The majority of homes in Dublin city have a Building Energy Rating (BER) of D1 or lower, according to figures released by Dublin’s energy agency Codema.
Advantage Austria to host passive house CPD event in Edinburgh on 2 October
Written by Jeff Colley
Advantage Austria is to host a CPD-oriented presentation and networking event on passive house and low carbon building in Edinburgh on 2 October.
JG Speedfit launches new underfloor heating controls
Written by Lenny Antonelli
JG Speedfit has announced the official market launch of their new underfloor heating controls range, JG Aura, which is designed to allow for a more flexible and efficient remote regulation of any underfloor and central heating system as well as individual radiator control.
Irish housing supply could double within two years - CIF
Written by Jeff Colley
The supply of housing could double within two years if the government were to follow seven simple steps, according to the Construction Industry Federation. The CIF has suggested that these measures could see 20,000 housing units built a year by 2016, curtailing the excessive prices rises in the Dublin housing market.
World's largest passive house district presented with award
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The district of Bahnstadt, Heidelberg in south-west Germany picked up the 2014 Passive House Award in the "regions" category at this year's International Passive House Conference.
The world's first passive house hospital, by Wörner Traxler Richter Architects, is set to be built in Frankfurt. In conunction with this, the Passive House Institute has also published new research on applying the passive house standard to hospitals.
Passivhaus Trust announces award-winning projects
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The winners of this year’s UK Passivhaus Trust awards have been announced. The awards recognise the best passive-certified building projects in the UK.
Green Register host seminar on energy efficiency in historic buildings
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Sustainable building pioneers The Green Register will run a new half-day seminar in London on 27 June 2014 entitled ‘Achieving energy efficiency and preserving historic buildings - surely too good to be true?’
Number of passive house professionals passes 4,000 mark
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The number of certified passive house designers and consultants has passed the 4,000 mark globally, after the latest round of exams were held in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.
Oxfordshire company Green Unit has developed a new prefabricated, modular low rise building built to the passive house standard using natural and sustainable materials.
The UK’s Passivhaus Trust has announced the finalists for its 2014 Passivhaus Awards, which are sponsored by Saint-Gobain.
IPCC lead author to speak at passive house NY conference
Written by Jeff Colley
Climate science and building science are set to intersect at a passive house conference in New York on 17 June.
Passive House Plus is delighted to announce that we are now an official partner magazine of the International Passive House Association.
Cotswolds passive house to merge prehistoric & avant garde efficiency
Written by Jeff Colley
In an ecological project that wil be groundbreaking in a literal and figurative sense, a highly unusual earth mound passive house has just gained planning permission in the Cotswolds.