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Winning the Newbattle for Passivhaus!
The Morris Road new build development of 20 housing blocks providing 90 new affordable homes in Newbattle in Midlothian has just received Passivhaus certification. It represents a next key step in Midlothian Council's ambitious Passivhaus social housing programme.
7th June 2026
Agar Grove - Camden's Passivhaus Living Lab
Camden Council's has demonstrated a pioneering commitment to Passivhaus social housing with its Agar Grove development, targeting 345 affordable Passivhaus homes. Begun in 2015, the development is being rolled out in phases, each phase iteratively building on lessons from the previous one. Phase 1C, the third phase of the development, is now completed and certified.
7th June 2026
Passivhaus Trust welcomes a new team member
The Passivhaus Trust is pleased to welcome Liz Jackson as Marketing Manager. Joining from Buttress Architects, Liz brings more than twenty years' experience in built environment marketing, communications and brand development.
6th June 2026
Passivhaus Trust Newsletter May 2026
Futurebuild, the International Passivhaus Conference and new publications, the past few weeks have been buzzing with activity across the Passivhaus community. Here are the standout stories you won’t want to miss.
28th May 2026
Passivhaus at 35: Why efficiency has become a resilience issue
This year’s International Passivhaus Conference in Essen brought together hundreds of designers, researchers, manufacturers and policy leaders from across the globe under the theme: Driving Transformation with Energy Efficiency.
21st May 2026
From niche to necessity? The changing conversation around Passivhaus
Engaged audiences, lively debate and a growing sense of urgency defined the Passivhaus discussions at Futurebuild 2026 this month. But perhaps the clearest takeaway was this: the wider conversation around Passivhaus is changing rapidly.
17th May 2026
Open Days registration summer 2026 is now open!
Are you ready to share your Passivhaus story?
7th May 2026
Passivhaus Trust Newsletter April 2026
As energy prices and fuel security dominate the national conversation, April has shown just how vital high‑performance buildings have become. Momentum is building fast: we’ve launched our Residential Client Clubs, joined Wolfgang Feist in Dublin and at the International Passivhaus Conference, and seen public interest surge after Guy Martin’s House without Bills.
30th April 2026
Bollo Lane - Barratt London's Lo-E Passivhaus scheme
Places for London and Barratt London’s West London Partnership’s 457-home development in Ealing, targeting Passivhaus certification, represents a radical rethink of housing for London.
27th April 2026
Client Clubs launch to support housing delivery at scale
On this week - the Trust is launching a new series of Residential Passivhaus Client Clubs, designed to support local authorities, housing providers and developers in delivering high-quality housing at scale.
27th April 2026
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