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So who are Passive Houses for?

15 April 2016Patrick 1 Comment
Airtightness Test Kit mounted in hallway of London retrofit 2021

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 four ways dodgy builders ruin new-build low energy homes

24 February 2016Patrick 1 Comment

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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