Cairn has announced Passive House Institute certification for three of its Dublin developments, Pipers Square in Charlestown, Whitehaven in Santry & Cooper Square in Seven Mills, with over 850 homes already completed or handed over. passivehouseplus.ie/news/project... #passivehouse #ireland #Cairn
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Hampshire house hits 70% energy saving via #Enerphit
A deep retrofit of a 1930s house on the Hampshire coast is a pitch-perfect example of how to transform old dwellings without needing an extension, creating a cosy home that uses two-thirds less #energy than before.
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Exterior shot of a detached, newly restored house in the countryside
Hampshire house hits 70% energy saving via #Enerphit
A deep retrofit of a 1930s house on the Hampshire coast is a pitch-perfect example of how to transform old dwellings without needing an extension, creating a cosy home that uses two-thirds less #energy than before.
tinyurl.com/4byrcmkb
If you're planning a new build or an upgrade of your home, tell us your plans and you can get a free copy of the new issue of Passive House Plus*
Click here if in the UK: passivehouseplus.co.uk/enquiry
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Issue 52 of Passive House Plus is out now and available on our site for subscribers! Don't miss out and subscribe for your own copy at passive.ie
#passivehouse #timberframe #greenbuilding
Image shows the living room of a terraced house in Dublin, with a view of the stairs and into the kitchen. Grey/blue walls with many timber features
Mass appeal - The Thursday long read
An architect’s four-year quest to build his family home on a Dublin laneway demonstrates how mass timber can maximise space and character in the tightest urban sites – with award-winning results, and fascinating performance insights.
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New issue of Passive House Plus out now!
We hope you've had a lovely break & that we can cushion the blow of a return to work with a new issue of Passive House Plus. Subscribers can head to our website & read it right now.
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Picture shows the largely wooden interior of a kitchen in a passive house, with a large window on the right, and a living room to the left
Stunning Somerset #passivehouse embraces wood and light
In issue 14 of Passive House Plus, we wrote about an inspiring rural passive house, designed by Graham Bizley and his wife Emily - a striking piece of contemporary architecture that enhances its scenic location.
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The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) is recruiting an executive director in what the organisation describes as a rare opportunity to shape the future of sustainable construction in the UK.
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The project was built by the late, great Paul Doran, a pioneer of #lowenergybuilding who died far too young in 2023.
Picture shows the new extension of an retrofitted house in Dublin
Way back in issue 12 of Passive House Plus, Lenny Antonelli wrote about an ambitious and complicated project — a partial #upgrade, partial #rebuild of an old detached property in Rathgar, south Dublin — that went on to achieve the onerous #Enerphit standard for #retrofit.
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The front facade of a unique passive house in Limerick, hightlighting the curved design of the house
Sometimes it takes the constraints of a challenging site to bring out the best possible design, and that was certainly the case for this Limerick City #passivehouse, where the project team managed to deliver a unique, curving home in response to a tricky urban plot.
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With an increasing emphasis on the electrification of heat as the #electricitygrid decarbonises, interest in reducing the #embodiedcarbon of buildings is growing. Does a focus on embodied carbon alone risk giving energy intensive ways of making buildings a free pass?
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Picture shows the living and dining area of a new renovated bungalow, with breathtaking views out to sea
Sligo deep #retrofit delivers warmth, light & mountain views
A fabric first #renovation turned a cold and uninspiring 1970s bungalow into a cosy #A-rated modern home, with some clever design touches helping to open the house up to dramatic views and coastal light.
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Picture shows the living and dining area of a new renovated bungalow, with breathtaking views out to sea
Sligo deep #retrofit delivers warmth, light & mountain views
A fabric first #renovation turned a cold and uninspiring 1970s bungalow into a cosy #A-rated modern home, with some clever design touches helping to open the house up to dramatic views and coastal light.
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Peaky blinder -
Energy specialist Es Tressider transforms '70s Highland home into one of the best #retrofits we've ever published, using a high skillset & #retrofit innovation to create a comfy, healthy family haven with breathtaking views of Ben Nevis.
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If you're planning or building a #passivehouse or #retrofit, you can get a free copy of Passive House Plus posted to your door (UK and Ireland only). Just tell us about your build!
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Picture shows Es Tressider sitting on a window seat, reading a magazine. Through the window we can see the mountain regions of Ben Nevis in Scotland
Peaky blinder -
Energy specialist Es Tressider transforms '70s Highland home into one of the best #retrofits we've ever published, using a high skillset & #retrofit innovation to create a comfy, healthy family haven with breathtaking views of Ben Nevis.
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#passivehouse
If you're planning or building a #passivehouse or #retrofit, you can get a free copy of Passive House Plus posted to your door (UK and Ireland only). Just tell us about your build!
Ireland: passivehouseplus.ie/enquiries
UK: passivehouseplus.co.uk/enquiry