Sneak a peek at what to expect from the imminent UK Passivhaus Conference

The conference programme is beginning to take shape. Here are a few highlights featured at the most anticipated UK Passivhaus event of the year!

International lessons from adopting Passivhaus at a regional scale.

The city of Frankfurt has developed a masterplan to reduce carbon emissions by 95% by the year 2050 utilising the Passivhaus Standard and renewables as a key driver. Our keynote international speaker, Axel Bretzke is currently Professor at the Biberach University of Applied Science and was previously the Deputy Head of Energy Management in Frankfurt, where he led the development of the Regulations for Economic Construction in Frankfurt. Axel will discuss the application of Passivhaus in the region via targeted policies, such as the city council building all municipal property to the Standard, and support scheme like the ‘Frankfurt Passivhaus Loan’.

Riedberg Secondary School, Frankfurt am Main, Architects Ackermann + Raff. Image credits: Thomas Herrmann

Exeter Leisure Centre strive for UK's first public Passivhaus pool

Exeter City Council have a long track record of delivering Passivhaus projects and have recently received approval for a new Passivhaus leisure centre, which will include a public swimming pool. The project architects and consultants will describe the challenges of achieving the Passivhaus standard on such a bespoke building.

Image credit: Gale & Snowden Architects

360 Passivhaus homes under construction at Agar Grove, Camden

Camden Council are embarking on their second large-scale residential Passivhaus project at Agar Grove, which will be the largest in the UK at 360 units! The architects and services consultants will describe the implications of masterplanning, orientation and heating supply choices on the design and Passivhaus requirements.

Grosvenor Estates create private Passivhaus rentals

Grosvenor Estates have decided to adopt the Passivhaus retrofit standard EnerPHit as the default retrofit approach on the whole of their estate. The client, and their Passivhaus consultant, will explain why they have taken this stance, and describe the results of their first trial retrofit project at Passmore Street, a finalist in the UK Passivhaus Awards 2015.

Image credit: Sturgis Carbon Profiling

Latest Programme

Keep an eye on the latest programme for all speakers and presentations:

2015 UK Passivhaus Conference programme.

If you are new to the Standard, take the opportunity to visit our exhibition area, from 2pm, to speak to Passivhaus experts, view exhibitions of exemplar projects, and listen to seminars about Passivhaus basics. Afternoon exhibition tickets cost £10.00 and can be booked here.

NB - Exhibition tickets permit access to the exhibition area ONLY. They do not permit access to the Conference.