400+ Passivhaus push for Newham Council Housing
An ambitious housing programme for Newham Council sees a commitment to building all new council homes to the Passivhaus Classic standard, where possible. As part of its Climate Emergency Action Plan, Newham has committed to building all its new council homes to the Passivhaus Classic standard, with the option of reverting to the PHI Low Energy Building standard for constrained sites if necessary. Over 400 Passivhaus or PHI Low Energy Building standard projects are currently underway for Newham Council.
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Ensure that new build council homes target Passivhaus ‘classic’ standard, with minimum ‘Low Energy Building’ standard certification, as independently certified by the Passive House Institute, with the ability to reduce to the Passive House Institutes ‘Low Energy Building’ standard for constrained sites if necessary. Newham Climate Emergency Action Plan |
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As Mayor, my mission is to champion people’s needs and I have made it my top priority to make sure that Newham Council does all that it can to provide local people with the homes they deserve.
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham
Greenhill CentreNo. of homes: 81 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Max Fordham (Passivhaus Consultant), HaworthTompkins Architects (Architect), Higgins Partnerships (Contractor) |
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John StreetNo. of homes: 70 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Higgins Partnerships (Contractor), MEPK (Architect), Synergy Consulting (M&E Design), Delta Q (Passivhaus Consultant), Etude (Passivhaus Certifier) |
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Plashet RoadNo. of homes: 65 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Levitt Bernstein (Architect), Max Fordham (M&E Design), Etude (Passivhaus Certifier) |
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'Army & Navy', New Barn StreetNo. of homes: 32 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: FBM Architects (Architect), Tooley Foster (Delivery Architects & Passivhaus Designer), Kind & Co (Contractor), MEAD (Passivhaus Certifier)
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Sutton RoadNo. of homes: 29 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Tooley Foster (Architect & Passivhaus Designer), Kind & Co (Contractor), WARM (Passivhaus Certifier) |
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Leather GardensNo. of homes: 21 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Tooley Foster (Architect & Passivhaus Designer), Kind & Co (Contractor), WARM (Passivhaus Certifier) |
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Morse CloseNo. of homes: 17 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: BPTW (Architects), Tooley Foster (Delivery Architects & Passivhaus Designer), Kind & Co (Contractor), Delta Q (Passivhaus Consultant), MEAD (Passivhaus Certifier) |
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Hathaway CrescentNo. of homes: 72 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: PHI Low Energy Building Standard Project team: BTPW (Architects), Higgins Partnerships (Contractor), Delta Q (Passivhaus Consultant), PHI (Passivhaus Certifiers) |
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Vandome CloseNo. of homes: 55 Project stage: Planning permission Aiming for: Passivhaus Classic Project team: Saunders (Architects), Bugler Developments (Contractor), Delta Q (Passivhaus Consultant). |
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.jpg "Greenhills Centre Newham Council/Greenhill Centre Passivhaus development for Newham Council. Image credit: HaworthTompkins")
Proving councils can, we applaud Newham Council's housing programme. Let's hope other councils follow suit with high quality social housing at such scale!
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