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.
Membership fees frozen for 2025 with three new tiers.
The Passivhaus Trust is freezing membership fees for 2025 and introducing three new tiers to provide more options for different organisations.
9th December 2024
Inside the winter UK Passivhaus Open Days 2024
The winter UK Passivhaus Open Days 2024 showcased a diverse range of Passivhaus projects across the nation, offering attendees a first hand look at cutting-edge, energy-efficient design and its advantages.
24th November 2024
Passivhaus plotline in 'The Archers' on Radio 4
The UK's longest-running radio soap opera is helping to put Passivhaus on the UK's cultural map, with a Passivhaus selfbuild plotline developing for characters Tony and Pat Archer of Bridge Farm.
21st November 2024
Out with the (c)old, in with the new!
Nestled in the picturesque village of Bishoptone, Blackthorn House brings Passivhaus contemporary architecture to a traditional setting.
19th November 2024
Sheffield's step-by-step EnerPHit
Nestled in Sheffield, this 1950s Vicarage is South Yorkshire’s first EnerPHit-certified home.
13th November 2024
Are you up to date with the latest heat pump guidance?
We’re in a climate emergency, and with buildings responsible for 35% of global energy use, the push to decarbonise our homes is critical. As Net Zero targets approach, integrating low-carbon heating solutions like heat pumps into Passivhaus designs has never been more essential.
11th November 2024
Innovative Islington Passivhaus: A Hidden Gem
Tucked away in North London, a remarkable two-storey Passivhaus-certified home has emerged in the space of a former single-storey garage. In response to conservation area restrictions, the urban infill design ingeniously incorporates a basement to maintain the building’s original height.
7th November 2024
Up next: Heat Pumps in new builds
Get the latest guidance! Join us to explore our new guide, designed to enhance decision-making when specifying air source heat pumps (ASHP) at the initial stages of a project.
28th October 2024
Tin Barn EnerPHit - From derelict farm buildings to exemplar retrofit
A Gloucestershire barn conversion project has involved the radical transformation of a set of Grade II listed derelict agricultural barns to achieve EnerPHit (Passivhaus retrofit) certification.
