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Level 2 airtightness testing of large commercial buildings – qualified

20th May 2018Patrick Leave a Comment
Enhabit Blower Door Airtightness Testing kit 2018

I’ve spent the last week of this really nice British summer weather stuck in a windowless room at STROMA’s head office learning about ATTMA’s advanced techniques for testing the airtightness of large commercial buildings such as offices, supermarkets, schools and… Continue Reading →

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So who are Passive Houses for?

15th April 2016Patrick 1 Comment
Interior design of a PassivHaus apartment in blue

Are eco-friendly passive houses for rich people? Eco warriors? Self-builders? Housing associations? Or are they only the preserve of our more logical, engineering-minded continental cousins in Germany? Passive Houses are for everyone. To build a Passive House, ie, one that runs at… Continue Reading →

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The problems with Mechanical Heat Recovery (MVHR) Units explained

12th March 2016Patrick Leave a Comment

Modern homes are shifting towards increasing levels of airtightness in order to secure heat-saving benefits. With increasing levels of airtightness comes a need for a ventilation strategy. For PassivHaus, this means an MVHR system. Heat from the home is lost… Continue Reading →

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The four ways dodgy builders ruin new-build low energy homes

24th February 2016Patrick 1 Comment
An ugly, inadequate extractor fan in a UK home

Not many UK builders have embraced PassivHaus principles yet. Below are a few ways that builders in the UK can ruin low energy homes, either by ignoring or failing to understand the new wave of low energy design and build techniques… Continue Reading →

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PassivHaus design specifications explained

9th February 2016Patrick Leave a Comment
Interior of a beautiful PassivHaus in Frankfurt

Building physics is a relatively new science that’s only recently started to gain ground in the UK construction industry. A lot of builders nod agreeably when you mention “PassivHaus”, but not many know what it means when it comes to… Continue Reading →

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