Passivhaus News
Here you will find the latest UK Passivhaus news. View our most recent Passivhaus Trust monthly newsletters here. To get the latest news & events straight in your inbox sign-up to the PHT mailing list.
Last chance to book: Passivhaus at Futurebuild 2025
Next week, do not miss our Passivhaus-curated seminars at Futurebuild.
25th February 2025
Accelerate your Passivhaus learning
NEW Passivhaus learning hub from the Passivhaus Trust brings together online interactive courses, on-demand webinars and guidance materials into one easy-to-access site.
24th February 2025
Passivhaus now 1% of all new UK housing projects
Projects being built to the Passivhaus standard now account for approximately 1% of all new homes under construction. The Trust now sets sights on 10% target by 2035.
20th February 2025
NEW Chair & Vice Chair for the Passivhaus Trust
Emma Osmundsen takes over from Chris Herring as Chair of the Passivhaus Trust. Jonathan Hines takes the role of Vice Chair, while continuing as Chair of Passivhaus Trust Scotland.
20th February 2025
Passivhaus Principles
Neglecting core Passivhaus principles such as using the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) for modelling, ensuring a holistic design approach, and maintaining quality control, can lead to significant performance issues. Our NEW paper explores lessons learned from real-world case studies to describe why Passivhaus principles can be risky business.
19th February 2025
Last chance to book! Large-scale residential Passivhaus masterclass
Last chance to join our second 2025 Large & Complex Passivhaus Masterclass webinar this Wednesday on Manchester's affordable housing developments, Greenhaus and Willohaus.
17th February 2025
EPC Consultation 2025 - Passivhaus Trust response
Read the Passivhaus Trust's detailed response to the UK Government's ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime’ consultation, which closes Wednesday 26 February 2025.
7th February 2025
Welsh Passivhaus social housing takes off
Round-up of Welsh Passivhaus social housing schemes to date, alongside news of the Tai ar y Cyd pattern book project designed to streamline and fast-track uptake of Welsh social housing schemes targeting the AECB and Passivhaus standards.
1st February 2025
Certification for Newham's first Passivhaus scheme
The Plashet Road scheme, comprising 65 affordable homes and a nursery, is the first of Newham Council's ambitious Passivhaus programme to achieve certification.
1st February 2025
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