As we close in on episode 400 I have more great podcasts for you.
In our current episode Janna and Seb Laan Lomas explain how they built a bio-based #Passivhaus.
houseplanninghelp.com/398
Still to come: two great double acts (Nick Grant and Jon Broome, and Chris Herring and Bill Butcher)!
Our next Toronto Pulse will take you behind-the-scenes to explore the transformation of a typical East York semi-detached house into a 3-unit apartment built to the EnerPHit standard.
https://ow.ly/2cSr50YHMtG
☎️Call your mayor: Adapt to extreme #Heat faster
passivehousenetwork.org
1 cool roof coatings 🌞↘️↗️
cut 🆒 hvac costs
2 shade
🥶cooling centers
3 🌳🚴🏻♂️urban trees on
protected bike lanes
4 ok passive house” blueprints
They are easy to copy at scale
✅ More ideas to copy at @c40cities.bsky.social
💡Elegant EnerPHit (Passivhaus retrofit) solutions
The Corbel House retrofit involved a combination of both external wall insulation and internal wall insulation along the party wall and the addition of a new timber frame extension.
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Reno your city’s #Housing 🏠
ROI
Apr 22, noon-1pm EST
📺It’s All Passive: 🇨🇦Webinar Series – Financial Case
for “Passive House” Buildings
Join us; 1-hour lunch session
financial ROI of
“Passive House”
www.passivehousecanada.com/event/its-al...
•🚫drafty, insulate
•triple 🪟💨
•orient S
•🚫thermal🌉
🔔 On Wednesday!
Don’t miss our Project Spotlight webinar on the transformation of a former dockyard in Hull.
Explore how the North End Shipyard Visitor Centre combines innovative engineering, heritage sensitivity, and #PassiveHouse principles—without compromise.
⏰9am CEST
https://ow.ly/4b3x50YGx6o
🌟PHCC – Session Sneak Peek! 🌟
Dive into this session and learn all about The Chief Leonard George Building, Canada's first mixed-use tall mass timber Passive House building!
https://conference.passivehousecanada.com/registration/
Important to include in specifications a clause specifically stating “no substitutions without approval of designer (or the project lead).”
That allows confirmation of performance specs.
A great victory for freedom and democracy in Hungary yesterday. Hopefully Slovakia will follow in 1.5 years' time and get rid of another Putin puppet Fico & Co
It might be because almost everyone around me has bought new oil burners—both for heating and for mobility—in the last three years.
e-bikes and passivhaus retrofits instead of fossil fuel subsidies, when?
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
This 💯
my parents lived in south korea some 25 years ago... and the level of change i've seen in just a few days is massive.
it makes the feckless and incremental changes we've seen in US cities over same time frame seem incredibly visionless.
especially given how many cars are still here.
Adding on to your idea of hvac costs—
We know how to build 🏠🏢
So ~ $0 hvac bill
☎️your Mayor to 🆗
✔️Passive house
Building code standard
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“Image 1 shows
17.5% ⬛️🔲🔲🔲🔲
global greenhouse gas emissions [from] energy used in buildings”
Furnace🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hot water🛁🛁🛁
Masonry building wall mock up in an exhibition.
In a typical* modern new building, emissions from construction are the dominant / almost only source of emissions for many decades.
👉🏼👈🏼 Nevertheless, in most countries we evaluate buildings solely on the basis of energy efficiency.
* (If you live in a country that allows sub-standard non-efficient...
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*
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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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🚀 iPHA Project Spotlight Webinar
Discover the North End Shipyard Visitor Centre in Hull – the UK’s first #PassiveHouse museum visitor centre. Learn how design challenges were turned into sustainable solutions.
💬 Live Q&A included
📅 April 15 | ⏰ 9 am CEST
🔗 https://ow.ly/iuEe50YGwCq
Is this a symptom of organizations which think they are being radical, simply because they have been slow walking improvements for so long that they are abysmally behind the market and current practice of designing and building high performance buildings?
A common affliction this side of the pond…
"..The Future Homes Standard 2026 will not deliver significant energy efficiency, health and comfort improvements over current building regulations."
Read our full response here: www.passivhaustrust....
Good Homes Alliance
AECB
@ukgbc.bsky.social
Just a quick reminder Scotland banned gas/oil heating in new homes 2 years ago
Up here we have a Passivhaus equivalent standard (a standard for creating highly energy efficient buildings that require very little energy for heating or cooling) becoming mandatory in 2028
In Ireland, the process of allowing this kind of unsustainable development is euphemistically called "Planning".
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.
Read more: passivehouseplus.ie/news/employm...
@aecb.bsky.social
📣 Call for Papers! Submit your Passive House project or experience for the 18th Spanish Passive House Conference in Logroño, Spain. Share insights, inspire peers, and showcase your work.
🗓️ Deadline: 1 Apr 2026 🔗 https://ow.ly/nGHT50Ypup5
#PassiveHouse #iPHA
When the fickle hands of Time do leap an hour hence, And morning's light arrives with altered sense, Pray mark it well, lest body and mind protest the shift— For Nature's rhythm brooks no careless drift. Yet whilst thou tend'st to clocks with dutiful care, Forget not too the unseen breath of air: Thy MVHR, that silent steward of thy dwelling's grace, Requires fresh filters lest foul humours take their place. So twice a year, when hours are lost or won, Attend both Time's decree and labours left undone— For he who sets his clock yet spurns the air's amend, Invites a restless night and dust without an end.
Photo of two MVHR filters - one clean, fresh, white, the other one used and dirty
It's that time of year
I visited Merton with @metecoban92.bsky.social to see the first new council homes in the borough for 40 years get underway.
The first phase will see 75 homes across several sites built to Passivhaus standards, supported with funding from the @london.gov.uk.
Well done @mertoncouncil.bsky.social!
Did you think that Passivhaus technology was only for new builds? Come and hear James Traynor of ECD Architects explain how it can be used to retrofit mid-century high rise blocks.
At the Isokon Gallery, 21 May 2026, 18:30. Tickets from Eventbrite 👇
🚀 Stay ahead in energy-efficient building! Join the 28th International Passive House Conference in Essen, 24–25 Apr. 65+ expert talks, 4 building tours, workshops & networking. Celebrate 30 years of PHI! 🥂
🔗 https://ow.ly/IcBw50Y1bX1
#PassiveHouse #SustainableBuilding
