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Find out more about how the project team rose to the challenge of delivering the UK's largest Passivhaus building & the world's largest Passivhaus educational building to date!

Read in-depth case study on the Woodmills & St Columba's RC High Schools:
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Join our upcoming webinar on 'Summer comfort in a warming world': passivhaustrust.org....

😎 Brilliant to see #Passivhaus summer comfort strategies exemplified in this recent Sunday Times feature: www.thetimes.com/lif...

Scotland's construction industry must grasp the Passivhaus thistle Ahead of the Scottish Government's response to its consultation on the new building standard, one business calls for readiness

🛠️"The recently-announced commitments to Passivhaus by two major UK & Irish house builders should offer encouragement to policymakers currently developing the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy." 🏗️

Keira Proctor MD of A.Proctor Group calls for industry readiness:

www.insider.co.uk/ne...

🙌 A very warm welcome to the following new company members of the Passivhaus Trust:

➕ Building Performance Predication (BPP) Ltd
➕ Heron Joinery
➕ Jefcoate Anderson Architects
➕ MP Group UK
➕ MWP
➕ The Retrofit Lab

Thank you for your support!

More on PHT membership:
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Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets | Project Scotland Image credit: Architype/David Barbour Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riv ...

🙌Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets!

Monitoring data from the first year of Riverside Primary - the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland - demonstrates it is more than delivering on energy and indoor comfort.

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Apply now and you could be delivering quality assured low energy healthy buildings as new-builds or retrofits with confidence before Xmas!

Thanks to Spring Design for exploring the opportunity.

Collective completes Scotland’s largest residential Passivhaus project - United Kingdom News Beep Located on the 27-acre former Port Dundas whisky distillery site in the north of Glasgow, the scheme provides 90 ‘mid-market’ rental homes for social landlord

Collective completes Scotland’s largest residential Passivhaus project

https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/31085/

Located on the 27-acre former Port Dundas whisky distillery site in the north of Glasgow, the scheme provides…

Social Clubs for Passive House Passivhaus Trust's Passivhaus Client Clubs coach social housing providers through their first Passive House projects.

🙌Social clubs for Passivhaus

"Small-group problem solving and networking is clearly an idea whose time has come"

Thanks to @phaccelerator.bsky.social for spotlighting our Passivhaus Client Clubs - already having an impact in unblocking Passivhaus social housing projects!

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Schools out!

As schools close for the summer, we celebrate the awesome Woodmill & St Columba's RC High Schools mega Passivhaus in Dunfermline!

The UK's largest Passivhaus building & the world's largest Passivhaus educational building to date!

Case study:
www.passivhaustrust.... etail/?cId=137

Don’t fall into the ‘nearly Passivhaus’ trap Phrases like “Passivhaus lite”, “inspired by Passivhaus” or “based on Passivhaus principles” are increasingly bandied about. They might sound impressive and tempting for social housing providers when budgets and constraints are tight, however, such terminology lacks clarity and is likely to be misleading, writes Alun Watkins, director at Kalm Consultancy Services and associate with the Passivhaus Trust

⚠️ Don't fall into the 'nearly Passivhaus' trap!

Phrases like “Passivhaus lite” are increasingly bandied about, but they lack clarity and are likely to be misleading. Find out why ALL 8 Passivhaus principles matter.

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"Ealing Council is committed to becoming a zero-carbon borough by 2030 ...To achieve this target .. Passivhaus certification is the baseline standard for all new buildings being designed in Ealing."

Read more 👇

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Battersea Powerhouse!

The London student accommodation high-rise that is bringing Passivhaus to new heights.

Read more about Palmerston Court - the UK's tallest Passivhaus building: www.passivhaustrust....

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🏗️ There's a new Passivhaus giant in the UK!

A new project now claims the title for the UK's largest Passivhaus building - the Woodmill & St Columba's RC High Schools building in Dunfermline.

See the UK's largest 3 Passivhaus projects/ developments:

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🤔How to get Passivhaus to 10% of the UK housing market

Read Emma Osmundsen article on the increased take-up of Passivhaus in the UK (pages 24-6):
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We 💙 Passivhaus site visits!

Some of the Passivhaus Trust team visited Lexden Garden Block B, an 8-storey social housing scheme & early exemplar of @ealingcouncil.bsky.social recent commitment to Passivhaus for new buildings.

Read more 👇

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Haus rules: The possibilities of Passivhaus | Construction News As research and policy director at the UK Passivhaus Trust, it seems reasonable to assume that Sarah Lewis is a Passivhaus champion. She is also extremely

“The skills to build to Passivhaus standards do exist, but what’s needed is the right mindset and the awareness of why you are doing it,”

Feedback from a range of contractors working on largescale Passivhaus projects in Construction News feature:

www.constructionnews...

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🗞️Headline news!

Brilliant to see Passivhaus on the front cover of the latest Government Business magazine.

Read Emma Osmundsen article on the increased take-up of Passivhaus in the UK (pages 24-6):
issuu.com/psi-media/...

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Image credits:
1. Callaughtons Ash | Architype
2. Agar Grove 1B | Max Fordham
3. Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards Large Projects Winner - Goldsmith Street | Rod Edwards Photography

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📢 Calling all #localauthorities and #socialhousing providers. Join us TODAY for the second interactive #Passivhaus Client Club session discussing the always hot topic - COSTS 💸! Hear from our experts, chat 1-2-1 with your peers and discover how to deliver #Passivhaushomes on #budget.

Dr Joel Callow: What housebuilding can learn from car sales Dr Joel Callow from Beyond Carbon channels his inner car showroom salesman to explain why Scotland needs absolute targets for energy in housing. “The fuel economy? Yes I have very good news on that front madam, you won’t be disappointed with your purchase. This car has been benchmarked a

#ThrowbackThursday: Absolutely fabulous - Why absolute energy targets matter!

Great car sales analogy from Joel Callow at Beyond Carbon.

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🙌 A very warm welcome to the following new company members of the Passivhaus Trust:

➕ Noviun Architects

➕ Stoic Homes

Thank you for your support!

Find out the benefits of becoming a PHT member: passivhaustrust.org....

#Thankyou to our speakers Kate Matthews Forbes Sarah Lewis Jae Cotterell Joel Callow

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Passivhaus Client Clubs | Social Housing series Our NEW Passivhaus Client Clubs are designed to break down common barriers and unlock the full potential of low-energy, low-carbon housing.

Grab the remaining #fullyfunded places now - before they are gone. Discover how robust design and fabric-first approaches can maximise value for residents and #sociallandlords alike!

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Are you a #localauthority or #socialhousing provider? Don’t miss the second #Passivhaus Client Club session where we'll cut through the theory and tackle the real challenge: delivering #affordable #Passivhaushomes on #budget.

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Haus rules: The possibilities of Passivhaus As research and policy director at the UK Passivhaus Trust, it seems reasonable to assume that Sarah...

"In a world of rising energy costs and ambitious net-zero targets, Passivhaus standards make more sense than ever."

Inspiring Construction News in-depth long read on the growth of Passivhaus in the UK:

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