🎙️ Just published a new episode of the Passive House Podcast, "255: Designing London’s Passive Future: Az Rashid of Barrett London ." Have a listen:

A major new centre for the humanities officially opens in Oxford University today after a soft launch on Monday. The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre on Woodstock Road brings together several departments and libraries, along with a 500-seat concert hall and café open to the public.

Really looking forward to this.

🤩WOW! ✅2 campuses ✅6 buildings ✅30,000m2 Treated Floor Area ✅Targeting Passivhaus Premium Passivhaus Premium 'Campuses of the future' - coming to Northern Ireland! www.passivhaustrust.... Find out more at the Passivhaus Conference 7-8 October, in Belfast & online: https://ukphc.org.uk/

Share, share, share! Hear why Barratt London has pivoted to Passivhaus in this brilliant @phaccelerator.bsky.social podcast. passivehouseaccelera... Find out more about this and other exciting London Passivhaus developments at the upcoming Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

"I am delighted that Belfast is hosting the joint UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference, spotlighting the impressive Passivhaus innovation & upscaling taking place in Northern Ireland, & across the UK and Ireland" @andrewmuirni.bsky.social Join us in Belfast & online: https://ukphc.org.uk/

🙌Shout-out to Northern Ireland housebuilders Fraser Millar for embracing the Passivhaus methodology at scale! www.passivhaustrust.... Hear more about the 219-home development targeting the Passive House Institute Low Energy Building standard at the Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

💡Passivhaus lessons learnt! Designing a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) college with a hydrotherapy pool to the Passivhaus standard was not without its challenges! Case study: www.passivhaustrust.... Find out more at the UK + IRL Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

🙌 A big thanks to Andrew Muir, Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs and others for joining us to help launch the Belfast Passivhaus conference, which runs from 7-8 October at the ICC Belfast. specifymagazine.co.u... @andrewmuirni.bsky.social @daera-ni.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has joined the Passive House Association of Ireland and others to help launch and welcome the UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference, which will run from 7-8 October at the ICC Belfast. www.passivhaustrust....

💸Energy-bill-busting! Initial monitoring data from Belfast's Sunningdale Gardens Passivhaus social housing project demonstrates how Passivhaus keeps space heating costs low. Case study: www.passivhaustrust.... Hear more about the project at the Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

📣Passivhaus Premium 'Campuses of the future' - coming to Northern Ireland! www.passivhaustrust.... Find out more at the Passivhaus Conference 7-8 October, in Belfast & online: https://ukphc.org.uk/ @phaccelerator.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @ipha.bsky.social @daera-ni.gov.uk

🛠️Get #ScottishPassivhausEquivalent ready! Upskill in MVHR ventilation to be ahead of the curve: projectscot.com/2025...#ScottishPassivhausEquivalent @aecb.bsky.social @phplus.bsky.social @ipha.bsky.social @scotecodesign.bsky.social

Visited Dovehouse Court, an award-winning almshouse development in Girton (the first in the country to fully conform to Passivhaus standards), which provides homes for older residents in the village and gives residents a great sense of community, dignity and independence.

Early feedback from residents at Dundashill Platform 3, Scotland’s largest Passivhaus-certified residential project to date, illustrates why Scotland needs a true Passivhaus equivalent, says Collective Architecture’s Emily Ong. @alexrowley.bsky.social @passivhaustrust.bsky.social

🙌Scunthorpe SEND College targets Passivhaus Trent View College in Scunthorpe is a post-16 Special Educational Needs & Disabilities College that combines inclusive education with Passivhaus efficiency. www.passivhaustrust.... Hear more at the Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

"Upskilling in Passivhaus can help building professionals stay ahead of the curve. Come along to the Belfast Passivhaus Conference to find out how to take advantage of this huge Passivhaus potential." Ecological Building Systems opinion piece in NI Builder.

"The feedback from residents ..should act as a testimony as to why Scotland needs to deliver a true Passivhaus equivalent!" www.scottishhousingn... #ScottishPassivhausEquivalent @scottishhousingnews.com @collectivearch.bsky.social @sfha.bsky.social @scotecodesign.bsky.social

🌞On the sunny side of the street! As well as achieving Passivhaus certification, the Sunningdale Gardens social housing project in Belfast is a testbed for MMC building approaches. Case study: www.passivhaustrust.... Hear more on the project at the Passivhaus Conference: https://ukphc.org.uk/

🙌 A very warm welcome to the following new company members of the Passivhaus Trust: ➕ DJ REYNOLDS LTD ➕ Inspired Builds ➕ Lex Blinds ➕ Brian Mc Closkey Thank you for your support! Find out the benefits of Passivhaus Trust membership: www.passivhaustrust....

😎Keep cool - the Passivhaus way! Find out the key Passivhaus strategies employed to keep our homes and buildings cool, and the situations in which additional active cooling might be needed. Passivhaus summer comfort👇 www.passivhaustrust....

🤔How does Passivhaus design help keep buildings cool? Read our summary of Passivhaus summer comfort strategies & sign up for our upcoming webinar: www.passivhaustrust....

We're gearing up for our next podcast. Tomorrow my guest will be Kirsty Maguire. We'll be chatting about her own self build project in Newport-on-Tay. #Passivhaus #PassiveHouse

Riverside Primary School, Perth, designed by architects Architype, is Scotland's first Passivhaus-certified school. Architype managing director Jonathan Hines shares data from the school’s first year demonstrating it is more than delivering on energy and indoor comfort @passivhaustrust.bsky.social

Drawing on data from Dundashill Platform 3 in Glasgow, Emily Ong, Passivhaus designer and architect at Collective Architecture, reveals why investing in Passivhaus brings long-term savings.

🌍 KORE Retrofit is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference 2025, taking place 7th & 8th Oct in Belfast. #UKPHC25 #Passivhaus #koreretrofit #sustainability #retrofit

👏Scotland's biggest Passivhaus residential project to date Residents at the 90-home Dundashill Platform 3 project are already experiencing the benefits of Passivhaus comfort and low energy bills. www.passivhaustrust.... @collectivearch.bsky.social @warmlowenergy.bsky.social @sfha.bsky.social

"The monitoring results from Riverside Primary School should help inspire and spur Scotland on to delivering a true Passivhaus equivalent!" projectscot.com/2025... #ScottishPassivhausEquivalent #NoPerformanceGap #ClimateAction #EnergyBills

🙌 Passivhaus student accommodation ..at scale! Passivhaus is being increasingly adopted for student accommodation, thanks to ultra low energy bills, occupant comfort, and reduced carbon emissions. Read more about the Palmerston Court/ Urbanest Battersea project: www.passivhaustrust....

💪Scotland's biggest Passivhaus residential project delivers tiny bills 💸 Residents at Dundashill Platform 3 are already experiencing the benefits of Passivhaus comfort & low energy bills. www.passivhaustrust.... @collectivearch.bsky.social @warmlowenergy.bsky.social @sfha.bsky.social

🦹‍♀️Delivering buildings without the 'performance gap' is one of Passivhaus’ superpowers! Monitoring data from the first year of Riverside Primary - the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland - demonstrates exceptional in-use performance results. projectscot.com/2025...

😭Sad to have missed the recent Passivhaus Open Days? Never fear - an opportunity to go around a completed #Passivhaus project in Huddersfield is taking place 20-21 September during the Heritage Open Days. Places are limited - sign up to attend: passivhaustrust.org....

School(s) of Passivhaus 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: www.passivhaustrust....

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

🛠️"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: www.passivhaustrust....

🙌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. projectscot.com/2025... @sarahlewis.bsky.social

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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 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! passivehouseaccelera...

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” are increasingly bandied about, but they lack clarity and are likely to be misleading. Find out why ALL 8 Passivhaus principles matter. www.unlocknetzero.co...

🙌Go @ealingcouncil.bsky.social "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 👇 www.passivhaustrust.... @beyondcarbon.bsky.social

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.... @ipha.bsky.social @phaccelerator.bsky.social @phplus.bsky.social

🏗️ 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: www.passivhaustrust.... @ipha.bsky.social

🤔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): issuu.com/psi-media/...

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 👇 www.passivhaustrust.... @beyondcarbon.bsky.social

“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... @sarahlewis.bsky.social

🗞️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/... @ealingcouncil.bsky.socialb @ipha.bsky.social

📢 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.