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Last chance to book! Embracing the Passivhaus Standard

Last chance to book! Embracing the Passivhaus Standard

Hard hats at the ready! Join us online for the first of our How to build a Passivhaus webinar series 2025!

29th January 2025

Keeping it simple - Hook Hollow social housing

Keeping it simple - Hook Hollow social housing

A Passivhaus terraced development of 10 affordable homes at Seend in Wiltshire has recently been completed for White Horse Housing Association and Seend Community Land Trust. The project has been designed and constructed with robustness, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness in mind.

28th January 2025

NEW awards celebrate 20 years of sustainable development.

NEW awards celebrate 20 years of sustainable development.

The Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards 2025 mark 20 years of trailblazing sustainable building practices in the UK!

27th January 2025

NEW! 2025 'How to' webinar series

NEW! 2025 'How to' webinar series

The 'How to Build a Passivhaus webinar series 2025' is a must attend intermediate level series for anyone eager to gain practical insights from the UK’s most experienced practitioners in designing and constructing to the Passivhaus standard.

21st January 2025

Last chance to book! Design optimisation Passivhaus masterclass

Last chance to book! Design optimisation Passivhaus masterclass

Final call to join the start of our 2025 Large & Complex Masterclass series, diving into super-sized Passivhaus projects.

20th January 2025

Welsh social housing blazing a trail

Welsh social housing blazing a trail

NEW pattern book targets AECB and Passivhaus standards

15th January 2025

‘Fabric first’ alternative option for Welsh social housing

‘Fabric first’ alternative option for Welsh social housing

Welsh social housing funding criteria includes a ‘fabric first’ alternative to EPC A requirements, that draws on the Passivhaus methodology, and has implications for the rest of the UK.

15th January 2025

Grants for Passivhaus qualifications

Grants for Passivhaus qualifications

For a short time only CITB-registered businesses can obtain 100% grant for Passivhaus and low-energy training courses with PHT Patron Member Coaction Training CIC, thanks to the new CITB Local Employer Networks until the 1 April 2025.

14th January 2025

Passivhaus 2025 dates for your diary!

Passivhaus 2025 dates for your diary!

2025 is set to be an exciting year for the Passivhaus community, full of unmissable opportunities to connect and grow. Whether you're new or experienced, there's plenty to look forward to — stay tuned and mark your calendars!

6th January 2025

Recommendations of the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent working group

Recommendations of the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent working group

The Passivhaus Trust has been pleased to see the publication of the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent Working Group Consensus Report and is encouraged by the compromise position put forward, which aligns closely with its own recommendations.

5th January 2025

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