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.
Built to teach: Scotland’s living retrofit demonstrator
The deep retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre (SNRC) has transformed an industrial unit built in 2000 into a live, working demonstrator of best practice in non-domestic retrofit.
24th September 2025
Passivhaus Trust & AECB Local Group: Mid and North Wales site visit to Y Wern
Architects, suppliers, developers and clients joined the third meeting of the new Passivhaus Trust & AECB Mid and North Wales Local Group for a site visit to Y Wern near Welshpool.
20th September 2025
Minister welcomes announcement of Belfast Passivhaus Conference
Landmark joint UK & Ireland conference to be held 7-8 October 2025.
18th September 2025
UKPHC25 Case studies that set the standard
From Belfast’s first Passivhaus student tower and Ireland’s largest housebuilder committing over 1,700 homes to Passivhaus, to pioneering social housing pilots, plus heritage high-rise retrofits and large-scale campuses of the future, these case studies are redefining what’s possible across every sector.
16th September 2025
Weaving into Belfast’s skyline: a landmark for student living
Belfast’s skyline is about to get smarter. Weavers’ Hall, Queen’s University Belfast’s first Passivhaus‐certified student living tower, is setting the bar high for low-carbon student-wellbeing-centred design.


