Plant Based Passivhaus (ACAN)

Date: 29 April 2025	Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Online	Cost: £0 - £3 Donations welcome

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Join this event to explore the synergy between biobased materials and Passivhaus design—a powerful approach to reducing operational and embodied carbon while creating durable, energy-efficient homes.

Hear from Janna and Seb as they build their dream home—a concrete-free, timber-framed Passivhaus insulated with cellulose, wood fibre, and hemp. Discover how delivery architect Andy is using the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) to achieve certification while integrating biobased materials effectively.

Programme

10 min: ACAN's mission, groups, actions and how to join in!
5 min: Certified quality assured Passivhaus standard for comfort/health/energy/carbon : Tabitha Binding, Passivhaus Trust
20 min: Designing and building my Dream Home with natural healthy materials – new, reclaimed, reused, recycled: Janna Laan Lomas, Grain Architecture
20 min: Timber and Moisture, the do’s and don’ts: Seb Laan Lomas, Architype
20 min – Designing and using plant-based materials in a certified Passivhaus standard home: Andy Hales, Grain Architecture
25 min – Q&A audience
5 min – ACAN close and next steps