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.
2012 Conference highlights the successful uptake of Passivhaus in the UK
Feedback from occupants who have been living in a Passivhaus for 2-4 years now has been very positive and monitoring results reveal that the buildings are performing as designed, and even better in some cases.
16th November 2012
Wahroonga Passivhaus receives Certification
Wahroonga a private house in Ledbury, Herefordshire owned by Trust member Ruth Busbridge has recently received Passivhaus certification.
15th November 2012
Call for Passivhaus designers for Swedish Town Hall Design Competition
Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town, is currently being relocated and is looking for it to be built to the Passivhaus standard.
15th November 2012
Bushbury Hill Primary School and Hadlow RRC up for CIBSE Building Performance Award
Bushbury Hill Primary School by Architype and Hadlow RRC by Eurobuild have been shortlisted for the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2013.
14th November 2012
Performance monitoring data for the UK's first cavity wall Passivhaus released
Leeds Metropolitan University's Centre for the Built Environment has just completed a two year monitoring project on the pioneering Denby Dale Passivhaus, which has found that the cavity wall Passivhaus has performed well and within the expected Passivhaus parameters.
12th November 2012
Passive House Cost Project (PHCP) Cost Analysis Template now available at Bere Architects website
The Passive House Cost Project (PHCP) will enable all cost data to be analysed in a consistent recognisable manner.
12th November 2012
Richmond Hill Primary School receives Passivhaus certification
Richmond Hill Primary School in Leeds is now the fifth certified Passivhaus school in the UK.
31st October 2012
'The Passivhaus Handbook' to be launched at UK Passivhaus Conference
Written by Trust members Janet Cotterell and Adam Dadeby the book gives a comprehensive overview of Passivhaus, the UK context and explores the potential pitfalls and misconceptions around the Passivhaus standard.
29th October 2012
10 most common PHPP mistakes
WARM: Low energy pratice have compiled a list of top 10 most common (and significant) PHPP mistakes that they have come across during the process of certification.
26th October 2012
Bere Architects publish handy 'Airtightness Report'
Bere Architects have published 'Airtightness Report' a handy guide that outlines practical guidance to achieve excellent levels of airtightness in Passivhaus building fabric.
25th October 2012
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