(bottom to top) With triple glazed windows from 21 Degrees sitting in an insulated, airtight envelope, frost forms on the outside of the window; one of the Tresidder children attempts to peer over an ...

The new edition of Passive House Plus is available now. Passive House Plus is part of the Smarter Finance for EU group, who are aiming to unlock €100 billion worth of verified green homes across ...

A disastrous failed external insulation contract run under a government energy saving scheme has affected up to 390 homes in Preston with water penetration, mould and damp. This article was originally ...

With this passive house in Co Kildare, father-and-son building team Pat and Paul Doran of Pat Doran Construction Ltd prove that meeting the strict low energy standard can be done for even less than a ...

The amount of active heating input required to heat a building usually expressed in kWh/m2/yr. It is often calculated using building energy software applications such as PHPP, Deap or Sap The new ...

Kevin O’Flaherty’s development overlooking Galway Bay combines impressive energy saving techniques with the sorts of features that buyers of high-spec homes have grown to expect, as John Hearne ...

If you want the next issue of Passive House Plus free of charge, and want to get in contact with the leading suppliers in sustainable building for any upcoming projects, then this form is for you.** ...

£21.66 per month for space heating costs (estimate) £23.50 per month for hot water (estimate) What kind of house would one of Europe’s leading heating engineers build? If you are Max Fordham then you ...

U-value alone is a blunt instrument for gauging the thermal performance of a building. Ground-breaking eco architects Joseph Little and Beñat Arregi of Building Life Consultancy explain why our ...

This article was originally published in issue 15 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €15, or ...

Having designed a number of passive house buildings for his employer Architype while enduring life in a chilly old cottage that cost £1,500 each winter to heat, architect Juraj Mikurcik and his wife ...

Built with a timber frame insulated with straw-bale, and featuring an extensive suite of ecological and recycled materials, this stunning North Yorkshire home also produces more energy than it ...