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A grey rendered passive house, set in a rural backdrop

Quantity surveyor Ross Cremin set out from scratch with the goal of a #selfbuild #passivehouse on a site in rural County Longford. Here he tells the story of his project and offers advice for others thinking of building their own passive house.

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Every Thursday, Passive House Plus sends out our long read newsletter, dipping into an archive spanning over 50 issues. Have you signed up? It's easy and free! Goes well with a cuppa ;)
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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!
Ireland: passivehouseplus.ie/enquiries
UK: passivehouseplus.co.uk/enquiry

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

A passive house in Dundee, Scotland, with a series of pitched roofs and different claddings, surrounded by autumnal trees.

An intriguing #passivehouse in Dundee takes the traditional ‘box’ form associated with the standard and up-ends it, making it feel more like a traditional city terrace than a single dwelling – built with a heavy emphasis on #carbon sequestering materials.

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An artists rendering of a redeveloped street, shows groups of people socialising amongst raised flower beds and trees in front of rows of houses

From Nero to zero

The historic Roman city of York embarked on an ambitious programme to redefine #councilhousing, building 450 mixed-tenure #passivehouses across the city, and unashamedly prioritising walking and cycling, and shared outdoor #greenspaces, over cars.

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Picture shows a semi detached red brick house in Dublin, that has been retrofitted to the Enerphit standard

#Enerphit upgrade rejuvenates Rathgar redbrick

In issue 17 we visited a Dublin semi-d, brilliantly and carefully brought into the 21st century in terms of #energyperformance & living space, yet protecting it's century-old façade with #breathablematerials.

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Dr Marc O'Riain stands in the front door of his impressively retrofitted 16th century home.

History repeating - The Thursday long read

We start 2026 with an impressive project that achieved something many thought impossible - an #A1 #energyrating for a 16th century Carmel-ite friar’s cottage in Kinsale. It required passion, patience and architectural expertise.

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Dr Marc O'Riain stands in the front door of his impressively retrofitted 16th century home.

History repeating - The Thursday long read

We start 2026 with an impressive project that achieved something many thought impossible - an #A1 #energyrating for a 16th century Carmel-ite friar’s cottage in Kinsale. It required passion, patience and architectural expertise.

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Picture shows the forefront of the almost finished Shanganagh apartment complex in Dublin.

Ireland's largest #passivehouse development, Shanganagh Castle, is proof that with proper planning and collaboration, delivering high density #housing doesn’t mean compromising on quality or #climateaction – without increasing costs or causing delays. - mailchi.mp/passivehouse...

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Energy poverty and electric heating - The Thursday long read

As electricity decarbonises, the case for switching from #fossilfuel boilers to efficient electricity to heat via #heatpumps is overwhelming. But could a drive to electrify heating exacerbate energy poverty?

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Don't forget the new issue of Passive House Plus is out now. If you're building or starting a project, you can get a free copy just by telling us about it.
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Graphic map of Europe depicting regions of energy poverty

Energy poverty and electric heating - The Thursday long read

As electricity decarbonises, the case for switching from #fossilfuel boilers to efficient electricity to heat via #heatpumps is overwhelming. But could a drive to electrify heating exacerbate energy poverty?

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Don't forget issue 51 of Passive House Plus is out now! Subscribe at passivehouseplus.ie/subscribe

Picture of the roof of a passive house, overlooking Lake Nahuel Huapi

The Thursday long read - Casa Cuatro

Perched on a dramatic hillside overlooking Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina’s breathtaking Patagonia, Casa Cuatro stands as a testament to the enduring belief of two Glasgow-based passive house designers.

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We also look at a bio-based self-build that is proving heatwave-proof, an urban infill house that highlights mass timber potential in a tight site, a low cost passive scheme from one of the UK and Ireland's most prolific developers, as well as all the usual news and opinions.

This issue features a look at a new build passive house in Melbourne, that achieved certification through thoughtful material choices and spatial planning. We visit an accessible, award-winning retrofit in Manchester that shows universal design and low energy aren't competing priorities.

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New issue out now! -
Always worth waiting for, issue 51 of Passive House Plus is at the printers, but subscribers can read the digital version online now!

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Picture of a detached passive house in Dublin, Ireland.

The Thursday long read -
A deep dip into the #PassiveHousePlus archive this week, to 2017 when Lenny Antonelli wrote for us about a large #familyhome in South Dublin that proved big homes don't need to be cold and draughty.

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Picture shows concrete blocks manufactured using ‘carbon negative’ aggregate from O.C.O Technology Ltd.

The PH+ guide to greener concrete - reducing the #climateimpact of cement and concrete in buildings - mailchi.mp/passivehouse...

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Worcester school hall is UK's first 'multi-comfort' building - The Thursday long read mailchi.mp/passivehouse...
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Picture shows the front facade of a pharmacy in Ireland, the first there to be built to the passive house standard

To 2015 and issue 10 of Passive House Plus for your long read, when work had just finished on architect Paul McNally's super low energy project: a three-storey building in Tipperary that had just become Ireland's first certified #passivehouse pharmacy.

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Picture taken at dusk of a timber frame Passive House, built in West Berkshire

Simple-yet-stylish West Berkshire #passivehouse that bore a business

This week, a #timberframe home that met the passive house standard, launched a brand new design-and-build venture & embraced an elegant design while drawing inspiration from the local vernacular.

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Picture shows Dr Peter Rickaby who has over thirty-five years of experience as an energy and sustainability consultant working for the building and housing industries

A longtime contributor to Passive House Plus, Peter Rickaby looks back on an extraordinary career, the challenge of convincing people of the need for a new approach to buildings, and the people who helped him to do just that.

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