All Passivhaus articles
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CommentIs there a place for Passivhaus in the UK?
NHBC director and Zero Carbon Hub chief executive Neil Jefferson questions whether the UK is as suitable for Passivhaus homes as its continental neighbours
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CommentPassivhaus blog: Stirley Community Farm
The Green 黑洞社区 Store are transforming a derelict barn into a Passivhaus-standard, all-purpose education centre
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CommentPassivhaus goes global
Chris Herring reports from the 2012 International Passivhaus conference in Hanover
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NewsBRE to launch Passivhaus design competition
Winning design for semi-detached homes will be built at the BRE鈥檚 Innovation Park
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CommentIncentives key for Passivhaus in UK
Market forces alone won鈥檛 raise standards says consultant behind the Passivhaus Diary
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CommentLargest ever Passivhaus scheme kicks off green conference
Mark Elton reports on his experiences from the 15th International Passivhaus conference in Innsbruck, Austria, but first, a trip to the biggest Passivhaus development yet
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CommentHas cavity wall got a future in low energy building projects?
One year on from the completion of the UK鈥檚 first cavity wall, the International Passivhaus conference takes place this Saturday (28 May 2011) in Innsbuck. Green 黑洞社区 Store鈥檚 Bill Butcher, project leader on the Denby Dale Passivhaus, will be speaking on the subject 鈥橮assivhaus and cavity wall construction鈥�. Here he ...
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FeaturesPassivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It鈥檚 taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it鈥檚 finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 7: Rendered insulation
Rendered insulation was used at the back of this Victorian house but there were problems to overcome 鈥�
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CommentPassivhaus diaries: Life at Denby Dale
Living in the Denby Dale Passivhaus still feels like something of a physics lesson to owners Geoff and Kate Tunstall (but in a good way). Here they give an update on how they have found their first summer and autumn in the house and their thoughts as they head into ...
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 6: fitting the windows
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles explain the significance of the high performance windows
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FeaturesTrial and error
The team turning a leaky Edwardian building into a paragon of energy efficiency is in its second month on site. Robert Prewett, the project architect, looks at services and reports back after an airtightness test
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diary, part 5: airtightness testing, take two
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles run a second airtightness test
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 4: The day of the airtightness test
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles reviews the results of the first airtightness test鈥�
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NewsPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 3: 黑洞社区 services
Prewett Bizley consider the design and installation of the building services in the eco-makeover of an Edwardian home
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 2: The airtightness strategy
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edward property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the strategy for achieving airtightness鈥�
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 1: Stripping the house bare
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the project鈥檚 first steps鈥�
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FeaturesLow-energy retrofit: Heating a house with a towel rail
What you鈥檙e looking at is a pioneering project that shows how a low-energy retrofit can make deep cuts in carbon emissions from social housing. Readers of 黑洞社区鈥檚 website will be able to follow progress on the Passivhaus diary
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NewsPassivhaus diaries, part 20: Coming to an end
As the Denby Dale house completes Bill Butcher reflects on what he鈥檚 learned in his penultimate diary entry