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.
Rapid Industrialisation for Climate Action
What role do buildings play in achieving 2030 targets and how do we effectively mainstream Passivhaus quickly? Explore this and more at the 2019 UK Passivhaus Conference on the 29th October.
29th August 2019
Norfolk Passivhaus for sale
These houses are looking for owners! A pair of semi-detached homes in a picturesque Norfolk Broads village are being built for market sale and aiming for Passivhaus certification.
28th August 2019
Progress on the UK's 1st Passivhaus Premium
Erne Campus is set to become the first commercial Passivhaus Premium building in the UK. Currently on-site, construction is due to complete in January 2020.
17th July 2019
Overheating Toolkit
As the mercury continually soars, with conceivable long-term changes to our climate, our sister organisation, the Good Homes Alliance, has released a new overheating toolkit to prevent future designs overheating.
16th July 2019
Climate Action in Camden
London Climate Action Week saw an afternoon of tours around Camden Council's Agar Grove - the day before it was declared Overall Winner at the New London Awards and winner of the Sustainability Prize.
7th July 2019
2019 Passivhaus Student Competition Winners
Striving to get sustainability taught as standard rather than a specialism, The Passivhaus Student competition, sponsored by Tarmac, is now in its 4th year. And the 2019 winners are….
1st July 2019
Goldsmith Street delivers economies of scale
The Goldsmith Street development for Norwich City Council, consists of 93 Passivhaus homes that are 100% social housing, and have recently achieved certification.
20th June 2019
Passivhaus precedent aims for sheds of joy
Currently in the early phases of construction, Knockboy Barn is aiming for Passivhaus certification and will be a new-build residential dwelling on a rural site in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
10th June 2019
Passive Preservation
Following lessons learned from the successful Passivhaus certified Hereford Archive and Records Centre, PHT members Architype and Elemental Solutions have completed a new Passivhaus archive facility for the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in Duxford.
5th June 2019
Mixing the old and the new
PHT members Green Building Store, Elemental Solutions, Alan Clarke and Mike Whitfield Construction, have completed a newly certified Passivhaus, Ty Casim, and it's a perfect example of mixing the traditional with the modern.
1st June 2019
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