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Photograph shows two timber passive houses side by side, overlooking the bay at Ulva Ferry in Scotland

Scottish isle eco cottages need no central heating -

Two spectacular #lowenergy #socialhousing units look out over Ulva Ferry’s breath-taking views & prove to be a superb response to local problems of #fuelpoverty and lack of #affordablefamilyhousing.

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Irish cover of Passive House Plus magazine

UK cover of Passive House Plus magazine

Treat for Friday night PHP subscribers, the new issue has just been published online! Enjoy the commute ;)

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Picture shows a people-first street in Vienna’s Seestadt. Plenty of bikes and no cars.

Mike Eliason, founder of Larch Lab & author of Building for People, reflects how events from the pandemic & #climate disasters to #urbanhousing challenges – shaped his mission to bring #sustainable, community-focused, and #climateadaptive living to the US
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Picture shows a chef holding a cooking pot, while wearing a gas mask, to highlight the health risks from indoor air quality in a kitchen

One of the biggest threats in the air we breathe comes from something we are exposed to almost every day, but rarely think about: #cooking.
In i33 of #passivehouse plus we reported on the evidence for how cooking affects #indoorairquality, and what we can do about it.

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Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon Brief A “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity.

Sobering reading here “Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon Brief” @phplus.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @passivhaustrust.bsky.social
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My starter pack for #PassiveHouse powerhouses and pioneers on BluSky. Waiting for more to join!

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Exterior of a comfortable, ultra-low energy family home at night

Slope and Glory -

Architect Tony Godwin wandered into #passivehouse seminar #Ecobuild to start a journey that would see him design his own passive home on a sloping site — achieving a comfortable, ultra-low energy family home with tiny #energybills
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Banking on green homes - Madrid event Come meet the Smarter Finance for EU team at our conference in Madrid on Wednesday, 28 May.

The finance sector must get serious about green homes — and fast.

Tomorrow (28 May), the Smarter Finance for EU consortium is hosting a key conference in Madrid on finance + certified green homes.

The event is being recorded.

Click here to request access:
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Picture of a cottage in the west of Ireland, that's been beautifully retrofitted

Traditional Irish cottage looks to the future - This week we look back at a cottage in the west of Ireland that, despite some stop-start beginnings, delivered a traditional-but-stylish design with close-to-#passivehouse performance.

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The High Court has granted me leave to challenge the permission to demolish and replace the Deer Park Hotel.

Much of our building stock is destroyed and replaced with new resources. The planet cannot afford such waste. Demolition can be justified; ABP needs to make sure it is. davidhealy.com?p=1834

Exterior shot of a red brick terraced single storey home in Dublin

19th century home drops #energydemand by 94%

This ambitious #A1 #retrofit of a Dublin redbrick exceeded the #NZEB standard - a beautifully-detailed blueprint for delivering warmth, comfort, and healthy indoor air in historic city centre properties - t.co/U7pST7dJSm

“[...] Different studies have shown again and again how important it is to maintain good indoor air quality and a good environment in schools, and it is a matter of social justice as well, [...]” - Chryssa Thoua, in: issue 36, Passive House Plus magazine (2021)
#IAQ #CleanAir

YouTube video by European Greens 🇬🇱💚 Nothing about Greenland without Greenland!

Everyone is talking about Greenland but the Greens are here to talk *with* Greenland.

Together with @greens-efa.eu , our co-chairs @vulatsetsi.bsky.social & @ciarancuffe.bsky.social went to witness first-hand the impact of climate change on Greenland.

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An important update - we are launching a planning litigation tracker today - still in beta but as far as I am aware the only (semi) reliable source of data on planning litigation in this jurisdiction

Yes, definitely.

This month the Bylines Network is 5 years old. 🥳

Citizen journalism and public good media slowly replacing the billionaire mainstream “news” on your social media feeds!

Better content - by citizens for citizens… gotta catch ‘em all!

Please ‘follow all’ and share, share. 👇👇

Running AMOC What might happen to our buildings if the AMOC shuts down? Climate scientists are increasingly concerned that a key Atlantic Ocean circulation may be on the cusp of shutting down - with a range of catastrophic impacts including much colder winters in the UK. What are the impacts for our buildings, asks Greengauge Director Toby Cambray. 

What might happen to our buildings if the AMOC shuts down?

There are increasing concerns that a key Atlantic Ocean circulation may be on the cusp of shutting down. What are impacts for our buildings, asks Greengauge's Toby Cambray.

First published in @phplus.bsky.social

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Exterior photo of a passive house retrofit in Meath, Ireland.

How to rescue a 1970s bungalow - In 2015 John Hearne visited a #passivehouse #retrofit in Co Meath and saw how a long, dark, 1970s bungalow was transformed into a bright modern home that was now warm and comfortable.
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Image shows a detached house in the Brecon Beacons that has been retrofitted to the Enerphit standard

When upgrading an old stone-walled building to the #Enerphit standard — with all the inherent challenges such an upgrade poses for energy, airtightness and moisture — who better to have as your client and defacto site manager than a professor of physics? mailchi.mp/passivehouse...

Picture shows a timber frame passive house, set on a green lawn

Stirling #passivehouse blitzes RIBA 2030 targets

What do you get when a clinician couple decide to build their dream family home? In the skilled hands of leading Scottish architects Paper Igloo, you get a forensically detailed, highly ecological, cosy home.

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Two photographs side by side, both showing an external view of a large passive apartment block in New York City

The Thursday long read

How do you serve the needs of senior citizens who have fallen on hard times in the #BigApple? In Betances Residence, #CookFox Architects have integrated the protective benefits of #passivehouse with beautifully considered, user-tailored design.

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Photograph shows a passive house scheme beside the sea in Connemara, Ireland

Connemara passive scheme brings the Atlantic in -
Designing a passive house is one thing. Designing it to tie into local supply chains & architectural vernacular – while ensuring the homes are set up for changing, potentially disengaged occupants – is the stuff of magic.
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A starter pack for #InternationalWomensDay.

The construction industry has been disproportionately male, but that’s changing.

We’ve curated a starter pack of some of the amazing women leading the way on climate action in buildings.

#HappyInternationalWomensDay

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Picture shows a cottage in the Norfolk countryside, surrounded by greenery, the cottage has white walls, and a thatched roof

Norfolk straw-bale cottage aims for passive

We meet Anne Thorne Architects, who designed and built a straw-bale home, aiming to meet the passive house standard, with only a single infrared electric panel as the building’s sole active heat source.
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Breathing room - why it's time to get serious about ventilation - passivehouseplus.ie It's time to get serious about classroom ventilation

We couldn’t agree more Michelle. Here’s a piece on indoor air quality in classrooms that we published during the pandemic, which compares monitoring results of a typical school, an early eco school with natural ventilation and two certified passive schools:

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It would also be great
For @passivhaustrust.bsky.social @ipha.bsky.social @phplus.bsky.social Architects and Consultants
Also comment on poor ventilated schools that rely solely on windows
#HealthySchoolBuildings are essential!

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Green Homes Essentials Countdown infographic on thermal comfort and energy efficiency. The image shows '01' in a flip counter style, with the title 'Thermal comfort & energy efficiency.' The text explains how green homes balance comfort and low energy use through orientation, building form, insulation, airtightness, and ventilation. A cartoon house with a thermometer is featured, along with snowflake graphics on a green background. The image includes logos for 'Smarter Finance for EU' and notes it's co-funded by the European Union.

What is most valued in #greenhomes? Thermal comfort & energy efficiency top the #Smarter4EU survey. UK/Irl residents (94%) place it higher than other Europeans (80%).

Is it all about tangible benefits: comfortable homes & lower energy bills? Have your say: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCK5SZ5

The SMARTER4EU project has received funding from the European Union’s LIFE Clean Energy Transition Programme under grant agreement no. 101121060.