Build Homes Better has secured an updated KIWA Agrément certificate for its Isoquick insulated foundation system, adding a brick support detail that solves a critical structural requirement set by ...

One of Europe’s key climate breakthroughs came in the form of the EU’s nearly zero energy building target, as Dr. Marc Ó Riain explains in the latest part of his series on the history of low energy ...

ADublin-based technology company has partnered with Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric to launch what they claim is the world’s first integrated heat pump and electric vehicle charger ...

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This article was originally published in issue 49 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €15, or ...

This article was originally published in issue 49 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €15, or ...

The penny has yet to drop for many clients and designers about the risks posed by overheating in an Irish context. With the climate hotting up and building design typically uninformed by feedback on ...

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Heating cost: £20 per month space heating cost, between two households. See 'In detail' panel for more information. The many projects I have covered in my 15 years writing for Passive House Plus share ...

Near the peak of the Celtic Tiger – at a time when developers were throwing up often sub-standard homes at a record pace, one self-build project pointed to a different approach, writes Dr Marc Ó Riain ...

Ecological Building Systems technical specification advisor Dave Judd looks at airtightness, active moisture control and effective ventilation in passive house properties. This article was originally ...

In September Cairn Homes lit the fuse on a passive house explosion, publishing a position paper on passive house and announcing the construction of nearly 1,800 apartments to the standard. But what’s ...