Passivhaus standard Archives

A. Proctor Group | Performance measurement and efficiency

|Date: 15 November, 2023

A. Proctor Group | Performance measurement and efficiency

A. Proctor Group provides a fabric first approach to improving performance and efficiency in social housi ...

A. Proctor Group provides a fabric first approach to improving performance and efficiency in social housing. The treatment and design of retrofits are critical in the drive to meet the net zero target ...

15 November, 2023
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Beattie Passive to host two free Passivhaus events at its offsite factory in October

|Date: 29 September, 2023

Beattie Passive to host two free Passivhaus events at its offsite factory in October

Passivhaus pioneer and offsite modular specialist Beattie Passive, a member of the Passivhaus Trust, the ...

Passivhaus pioneer and offsite modular specialist Beattie Passive, a member of the Passivhaus Trust, the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) and the Good Homes Alliance, is hosting t ...

29 September, 2023
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Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement t ...

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement that Passivhaus will become the minimum standard for new housing from the end of 2024, and Crude ...

7 March, 2023
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Survey explores sustainable and innovative ways housing associations are tackling climate change

|Date: 11 November, 2021

Survey explores sustainable and innovative ways housing associations are tackling climate change

A new survey released today (11th November) by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has ...

A new survey released today (11th November) by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found that its members are working to tackle climate change by using sustainable and highly en ...

11 November, 2021
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Perth and Kinross Council approve planning for Passivhaus primary school in Scotland

|Date: 11 May, 2021

Perth and Kinross Council approve planning for Passivhaus primary school in Scotland

Perth & Kinross Council’s Planning and Development Management Committee has granted full planning app ...

Perth & Kinross Council’s Planning and Development Management Committee has granted full planning approval for a new school in North Perth, making it one of the first Passivhaus Standard primary s ...

11 May, 2021
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First social housing Passivhaus scheme handed over in Powys

|Date: 15 April, 2021

First social housing Passivhaus scheme handed over in Powys

The first ever social housing scheme in Powys to reach Passivhaus standard has been completed. Pave Aways ...

The first ever social housing scheme in Powys to reach Passivhaus standard has been completed. Pave Aways Building Contractors has handed over the seven energy-efficient homes in a £1.3m development i ...

15 April, 2021
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Training for Stonewater’s pilot with Beattie Passive homes is underway

|Date: 26 March, 2021

Training for Stonewater’s pilot with Beattie Passive homes is underway

Training for a pilot of a new hybrid modular eco build system is currently underway to bring four afforda ...

Training for a pilot of a new hybrid modular eco build system is currently underway to bring four affordable homes to Chard. Leading social housing provider Stonewater is working in partnership with B ...

26 March, 2021
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Housing & Regeneration: Closing the Gap

|Date: 22 November, 2018

Housing & Regeneration: Closing the Gap

Matthew Evans of Kingspan discusses how housing developments delivered to Passivhaus standards using Stru ...

Matthew Evans of Kingspan discusses how housing developments delivered to Passivhaus standards using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) can help councils and housing associations help close the fuel p ...

22 November, 2018
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Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

|Date: 21 November, 2017

Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus afford ...

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus affordable housing development. Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor Simon Lawton, Chairman of Woott ...

21 November, 2017
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Xpelair celebrates achieving Passivhaus standard

|Date: 8 November, 2017

Xpelair celebrates achieving Passivhaus standard

The Passivhaus Institute has awarded Xpelair’s Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit, Nat ...

The Passivhaus Institute has awarded Xpelair’s Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit, Natural Air 180, the Passivhaus Standard. Passivhaus certification can be awarded to a building or ...

8 November, 2017
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