Events Archive
Here you will find an archive of past events.
November 2017
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Passivhaus Trust Scotland Christmas Catch Up
| Date: 11 December 2017 | Time: 16:30 onwards |
| Location: Edinburgh | Cost: Free |
Calling all Passivhaus enthusiasts in Scotland! We invite you to join fellow practitioners for a festive get-together at The Guildford Arms in Edinburgh. It's free to attend, just pay for your own drinks. We hope to see you there!
Behind The Fabric of the RAD Building
| Date: 24 November 2017 | Time: 07.30 - 10.30 |
| Location: Ingenuity Centre University of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) Triumph Road Nottingham NG7 2TU | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Visit a commercial Passivhaus under construction in Nottingham.
Sustainability Summit: Scotland Build 2017
| Date: 23 November 2017 | Time: 14.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: SEC Glasgow, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
The Passivhaus Trust has entered a partnership with Scotland Build 2017 to provide an afternoon of talks during the sustainability summit on November 23rd, 2017 at the SEC in Glasgow.
UK Passivhaus Open Days 2017
| Date: 10 - 12 November 2017 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Nationwide | Cost: Free, booking essential |
An annual event that sees a number of UK Passivhaus projects, complete or under construction, open their doors to the general public.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training & Site Visits (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 6 November 2017 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Venues across London | Cost: £2400 +VAT for AECB/Passivhaus Trust members |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. This course also features a number of site visits to exciting Passivhaus projects, with the opportunity to meet the occupants and designers.
October 2017
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UK Passivhaus Conference
| Date: 24 October 2017 | Time: 9.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH | Cost: PHT members: £180, Partners: £200, Non-members: £225 |
The 2017 UK Passivhaus Conference will take place on October 24th at the Business Design Centre, London. What is the future of Passivhaus?
MASTERCLASS: Passivhaus Construction Detailing
| Date: 23 October 2017 | Time: 11:30 - 17:00 |
| Location: Business Design Centre, London | Cost: £150 for PHT members, £220 for non-members |
In this Masterclass, Passivhaus experts Chris Parsons and Janet Cotterell will demonstrate cost-effective construction detailing methods for both timber frame and masonry construction types, referencing their own Passivhaus projects. The event will cover basic theory, practical details and evidence from case studies and personal experience.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Whole House Energy)
| Date: 17 October 2017 | Time: 2.5 days |
| Location: Eaton & Otley College, Easton Campus, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5DX | Cost: £700 +VAT (Exam fee £275 +VAT) 10% discount for PHT/AECB members |
Whole House Energy believe that the recent sharp rise in Passivhaus design will lead naturally to the need for greater on-site knowledge and awareness of good practice in construction methods.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 4-5 October 2017 | Time: Over 2 days |
| Location: Unit 4 Gyproc Business Park, Church Manor Way, Erith, Kent DA8 1DE | Cost: £395+VAT (Optional online exam prep - £275 inc. VAT, Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 2 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
September 2017
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Passivhaus Introduction and Workshop
| Date: 29 September 2017 | Time: tbc |
| Location: BRE Academy, Watford | Cost: PHT members tbc, Non-members £250 + VAT |
This 1-day course and workshop is aimed at those with an interest in low-energy design, construction and the Passivhaus standard in general
RIBA East Great British Buildings Talks and Tours: The Enterprise Centre
| Date: 27 September 2017 | Time: 17:00 - 18:45 |
| Location: University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ | Cost: RIBA members - £7.50, Non members - £10.00, Students - £5.00 |
Join RIBA East for a tour of the award-winning Enterprise Centre and a talk from the designers Architype.
Passivhaus Social: Birmingham
| Date: 12 September 2017 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Acivico, Louisa House, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham, B1 2RA | Cost: Free for LA & HA's. Invite only. |
A free event for leading-edge local authorities and housing associations who have adopted, or are considering adopting, the Passivhaus standard. Invitation only.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training & Site Visits (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 4 September 2017 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre, HR2 6LA | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-members; Early bird rates available |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. This course also features a number of site visits to exciting Passivhaus projects, with the opportunity to meet the occupants and designers.
August 2017
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2017 OpenHaus: Manor Farm
| Date: 29 - 31 August 2017 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Manor Farm, Lower Tale, Payhembury, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3HL | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Nearing completion, new business unit at Manor Farm is constructed with timber frame. Passivhaus was decided upon to keep running costs low, but also to provide a special, comfortable place to learn and do business.
Passivhaus Talks & CPDs in Swindon
| Date: 26 August 2017 | Time: 13.30 - 14.15 |
| Location: NSBRC, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8UB | Cost: Free |
PHT Patron member Green Building Store are running free lunchtime talks on Passivhaus for selfbuilders at NSBRC in Swindon
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 15-16 August 2017 | Time: Over 2 days |
| Location: National Construction College, 4 Fountain Avenue, Inchinnan Business Park, Inchinnan, Renfrew PA4 9RQ, Glasgow | Cost: £395+VAT (Optional online exam prep - £275 inc. VAT, Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 2 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 3-4 August 2017 | Time: Over 2 days |
| Location: Unit 4 Gyproc Business Park, Church Manor Way, Erith, Kent DA8 1DE | Cost: £395+VAT (Optional online exam prep - £275 inc. VAT, Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 2 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
July 2017
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2017 OpenHaus: Kintyre Passivhaus
| Date: 29 July 2017 | Time: 10.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Trowley Bottom, St Albans AL3 8DW | Cost: Free, booking essential |
270m2 timber frame new build is currently under construction and aiming for Passivhaus certification. Completion is due in September 2017.
Passivhaus Talks & CPDs in Swindon
| Date: 29 July 2017 | Time: 13.30 - 14.15 |
| Location: NSBRC, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8UB | Cost: Free |
PHT member Green Building Store are running free lunchtime talks on Passivhaus for selfbuilders at NSBRC in Swindon
2017 OpenHaus: Picture House Court
| Date: 26 July 2017 | Time: 16.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: Bedminister, Bristol, BS3 | Cost: Free, booking essential |
This is a live construction site where you will be able to see Passivhaus construction in action.
Green Building Store Passivhaus Open Day
| Date: 22 July 2017 | Time: 11.00 - 15.00 |
| Location: Heath House Mill, Heath House Lane, Bolster Moor, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4JW | Cost: Free, booking essential |
The event offers a chance to meet some of the Green Building Store team and find out more about Passivhaus and low energy construction and retrofit at a series of talks.
Chediston Passivhaus
| Date: 19 July 2017 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: Chediston, Suffolk | Cost: Free, booking essential |
This traditional 4-bedroom home in a small Suffolk village is aiming for Passivhaus certification.
Bolingbroke Grove
| Date: 17 July 2017 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: Bolingbroke Grove, London, SW11 | Cost: Free, booking essential |
A London urban home, currently under construction in a conservation area opens its doors as part of OpenHaus 2017.
Passivhaus Workshop
| Date: 14 July 2017 | Time: 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Location: The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon, SN5 8UB | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Join Beattie Passive and a number of PHT members at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre for a free Passivhaus workshop.
The Institution of Structural Engineers' Sustainability Conference 2017
| Date: 13 July 2017 | Time: 9:30 - 16:30 |
| Location: The Institution of Structural Engineers, 47-58 Bastwick Street, London, EC1V 3PS, UK | Cost: ISE members: £82 +VAT, non-members: £210 +VAT, students: £50 +VAT |
The Institution of Structural Engineers' Sustainability Conference 2017 will explore the role of the structural engineer in adapting to, and mitigating, the effects of global warming and climate change. Don't miss your chance to hear PHT Patron Architype discuss Passivhaus design, Passivhaus school case studies, and the implications for structural engineers.
Passivhaus Social: Bristol
| Date: 12 July 2017 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN | Cost: Free for LA & HA's. Invite only. |
A free event for leading-edge local authorities and housing associations who have adopted, or are considering adopting, the Passivhaus standard. Invitation only.
Ellingham
| Date: 12 July 2017 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: Ellingham, Norfolk | Cost: Free, booking essential |
A timber frame bungalow surrounded by woodland on the edge of a Norfolk village opens is doors as part of OpenHaus 2017.
New Homes and Our Health
| Date: 6 July 2017 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: University of Sheffield, Arts Tower, Bolsover St, Sheffield S3 7NA | Cost: PHT members £50+VAT, Non-members £75+VAT |
The UK built environment is well placed to deliver solutions that benefit our health and wellbeing, but experience suggests that there are a number of problems regarding the understanding and delivery of these outcomes. This conference explores both the technical problems and solutions and should contain essential knowledge for developers, designers, asset managers and constructors.
June 2017
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Passivhaus Bitesize Training
| Date: 27 June 2017 | Time: 13.45 - 17.30 |
| Location: Manchester | Cost: Per session - PHT members £112, Non members £125 |
The Passivhaus Bitesize course aims to explain the general principles of what makes a good low energy, comfortable building, based on the Passivhaus standard.
Masterclass: Summer Comfort
| Date: 26 June 2017 | Time: 10.30 - 17.15 |
| Location: Imagine Room, The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EP | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £200 + VAT |
Mark Siddall, LEAP and Nick Grant, Elemental Solutions will give an overview of the potential causes of overheating in Passivhaus buildings, and give guidance in how to design, build and operate in order to prevent overheating issues.
2017 OpenHaus: RAD building
| Date: 23 June 2017 | Time: 07.30 - 10.00 |
| Location: University of Nottingham, Sir Colin Campbell Building (Room BO3), Innovation Park Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2TU | Cost: Free, booking essential |
An opportunity to visit a large campus building currently under construction and aiming to become the University of Nottingham's first Passivhaus.
SEDA Conference: Conservation / Restoration / Retrofit
| Date: 23 June 2017 | Time: 2 day conference |
| Location: The Engine Shed, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 2BY | Cost: £60 - £80 |
2 day SEDA Conference focuses on Conservation, Restoration, and Retrofit. Day 1 includes Passivhaus case studies.
2017 OpenHaus: Hove Passivhaus
| Date: 20 June 2017 | Time: 19.00 |
| Location: 31 Old Shoreham Road Hove, BN3 6NR | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Join the AECB Brighton group for a site tour of a new build in Hove, aiming for Passivhaus.
UK Passivhaus Open Days: Press Manor Fishery
| Date: 17-18 June 2017 | Time: 11:00 and 14:00 daily |
| Location: Birkin Lane, Peak District S45 0LQ | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Join Lomas Architecture for a tour of a new-build timber frame Passivhaus home located near the picturesque village of Ashover in rural Derbyshire.
UK Passivhaus Open Days Summer 2017
| Date: 16 - 18 June 2017 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Nationwide | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Visit a Passivhaus in the summertime, when the weather is fine!
May 2017
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Pedalhaus Tour
| Date: 20 May 2017 | Time: 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Location: Canterbury West Station - Dover Priory station | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Organised by AECB Kent group, the cycle tour will begin in Canterbury, visiting interesting buildings, including a couple of Passivhaus, stopping for tea at Pines Calyx Tea Room.
Green Sky Thinking 2017
| Date: 15 May 2017 | Time: week long event |
| Location: London | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Green Sky Thinking is a week long, London-wide events programme for built environment and property professionals, organised by Open-City.
Passivhaus & CLT
| Date: 11 May 2017 | Time: 09.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: The Building Centre 26 Store St, London, WC13 7BT | Cost: tbc |
Join PHT member, Ecological Building Systems on the 11th May at their London Masterclass: Insulating and Achieving Airtightness with Cross Laminated Timber.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 8 May 2017 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: South Bank University, London | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-members; Early bird rates available |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. Courses are aimed principally at building professionals with an understanding of UK construction systems.
Passivhaus Bitesize Training
| Date: 2 May 2017 | Time: 13.45 - 17.30 |
| Location: Bristol | Cost: Per session - PHT members £112, Non members £125 |
The Passivhaus Bitesize course aims to explain the general principles of what makes a good low energy, comfortable building, based on the Passivhaus standard.
April 2017
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21st International Passivhaus Conference
| Date: 28 - 29 April 2017 | Time: 2 consecutive days |
| Location: Messe Wien Congress Center, Vienna, Austria | Cost: 690 Euro. PHT members receive additional 10% discount |
Passivhaus for all is the theme for the 2017 International Passivhaus Conference.
Self-build Showcase
| Date: 28 April 2017 | Time: 10.20 - 16.30 |
| Location: Hethel Engineering Centre, Chapman Way, Hethel NR14 8FB | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Find out more about Passivhaus with Beattie Passive at this upcoming self-build showcase.
Introduction to PHPP for domestic/residential
| Date: 25 April 2017 | Time: 09.00 - 12.00 |
| Location: Encraft, Brandon House Courtyard, William Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4HJ | Cost: £99+VAT PHT members receive 10% discount |
Encraft deliver a series of half-day training sessions to develop skills in delivering low energy buildings. This session introduces the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) workbook that is used to model the energy performance of buildings.
Building Biology & Passivhaus
| Date: 18 April 2017 | Time: 17.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: Alec French Architects 27 Trenchard Street Bristol, BS1 5AN | Cost: £35 |
As part of the Green Register's Bitesize Sessions, PHT member, Gale & Snowden Director, Tomas Gärtner, and client, Hugh Saxby, will be sharing their experience of the journey of building a new family home incorporating Passivhaus and Buiding Biology from a designer's, specifier's, and end-user's perspective.
Passivhaus Self Build Site
| Date: 14 April 2017 | Time: tbc |
| Location: Suffolk | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Visit a self-build Passivhaus under construction. Beattie Passive are hosting tours at a number of their sites across the country.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 11-12 April 2017 | Time: Over 2 days |
| Location: Unit 4 Gyproc Business Park, Church Manor Way, Erith, Kent DA8 1DE | Cost: £395+VAT (Optional online exam prep - £275 inc. VAT, Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 2 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
AECB CarbonLite Advanced Retrofit Training
| Date: April 2017 (exact date tbc) | Time: Over a number of weeks |
| Location: Online | Cost: AECB Members from £410+VAT, Non-members from £446+VAT |
This cutting edge advanced retrofit training course is the culmination of five years of investment by the AECB and now qualifies for 35 points towards CEPH renewal.
Site Tour - Kellogg College Hub aiming for Passivhaus
| Date: 5 April 2017 | Time: 12.45 - 14.00 |
| Location: University of Oxford | Cost: Free, booking essential |
A chance to see an aspiring Passivhaus nearing completion.
March 2017
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Zehnder & Enhabit joint CPD: Designing comfort and air quality into low energy homes with MVHR systems
| Date: 29 March 2017 | Time: 12.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Concept House, Customer Experience Centre, Watchmoor Point, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3AD | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Join Zehnder & Enhabit for a half-day CPD exploring the benefits and issues surrounding Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems.
Passivhaus Bitesize Training
| Date: 28 March 2017 | Time: 13.45 - 17.30 |
| Location: London | Cost: Per session - PHT members £112, Non members £125 |
The Passivhaus Bitesize course aims to explain the general principles of what makes a good low energy, comfortable building, based on the Passivhaus standard.
Introduction to Passivhaus and EnerPHit
| Date: 28 March 2017 | Time: 09.00 - 12.00 |
| Location: Encraft, Brandon House Courtyard, William Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4HJ | Cost: £99+VAT PHT members receive 10% discount |
PHT member Encraft are launching a series of half-day training sessions to develop skills in delivering low energy buildings.
Introduction to Passivhaus
| Date: 24 March 2017 | Time: 13.00 - 14.30 |
| Location: The National Self Build & Renovation Centre Swindon SN5 8UB | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Green Building Store's Sales Manager Mike Shufflebotham will give an introduction to the Passivhaus low energy building standard, which will be based on his popular Passivhaus CPD.
Homebuilding & Renovating Show
| Date: 23 - 26 March 2017 | Time: 4 consecutive days |
| Location: NEC Birmingham | Cost: 1 day £18, 2 day £24. Advance tickets £12 |
The Passivhaus goes Personal campaign can be found at the Homebuilding and renovating show.
Indoor air quality, airtightness and ventilation: a challenging balancing act
| Date: 22 March 2017 | Time: 09.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BST BS1 6XN | Cost: PHT members £99, Non PHT members £149 |
Airtightness and ventilation seminar will discuss the main problem areas, present case studies illustrating good practice and outline solutions
Ecobuild
| Date: 7-9 March 2017 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Excel, London | Cost: Free, booking essential |
The Trust can be found exhibiting & delivering seminars at the giant sustainable design and construction trade show in Excel, London.
Selfbuild & Design Show
| Date: 4 - 5 March 2017 | Time: 2 consecutive days |
| Location: Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE | Cost: £6 advanced booking. £12 on the door |
Passivhaus goes Personal campaign travels to the Selfbuild & Design show
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Whole House Energy)
| Date: 1 March 2017 | Time: 9 days over 3 weeks |
| Location: Eaton & Otley College, Easton Campus, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5DX | Cost: £1912.50+VAT PHT members, £2,250+VAT non members |
Whole House Energy offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, with local site visits to Passivhaus projects at various stages of construction.
February 2017
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ASBP Healthy Buildings Conference and Expo 2017
| Date: 15 February 2016 | Time: 09.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: UCL Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE | Cost: Tickets from £75-£150. £100 for PHT members (+VAT) 20% early bird discount extended until 15/01. |
This Conference and Expo will explore the extent to which careful product selection can have a positive influence on occupant health.
Delivering cavity wall Passivhaus
| Date: 14 February 2017 | Time: 08.00 - 16.45 |
| Location: Green Building Store HQ, Huddersfield | Cost: £295 +VAT 10% discount for PHT members |
Aimed primarily at building professionals new to Passivhaus, including presentations, informal discussions and site visit to the Denby Dale & Golcar Passivhaus.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 6 February 2017 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Plymouth | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-members; Early bird rates available |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. Courses are aimed principally at building professionals with an understanding of UK construction systems.
January 2017
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Zero: How low can we go?
| Date: 25 January 2017 | Time: 17.30 - 19.30 |
| Location: 19th Floor, 240 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8BF | Cost: PHT/GHA/AECB members £20.00, Non members £40.00, Partners £25.00 |
Is nearly zero-energy the right target for improving building performance and where does Passivhaus fit?
Site Visit: Offsite Passivhaus Retrofit
| Date: 25 January 2017 | Time: 11.00 - 12.30 |
| Location: Birmingham | Cost: Free, booking essential |
Beattie Passive off an opportunity to visit some exciting Passivhaus retrofits for Birmingham City Council
Custom Build Passivhaus Public exhibition
| Date: 25 January 2017 | Time: 16.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: he Venue, 650 Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, S36 1DY | Cost: Free |
A planning application for a terrace of 10 houses between 1 and 15 Hunshelf Park, Stocksbridge. The application will be submitted to Sheffield Council in February 2017.
