Over his career, how has Mike Whitfield developed a reputation as the type of builder you want on your project?! I catch up with him at the end of a day on site. www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph375-a-day... #SelfBuild #Passivhaus #PassiveHouse

🎙️ Just published a new episode of the Passive House Podcast, "TRE 08: Reimaging Design, Construction, and Materials." Have a listen:

Yes, Passivhaus would be an aspiration. Decent insulation gets you a long way, but to ventilate a house well, without excessive heat loss, you really want airtightness + MVHR. These are easily incorporated in a new build, but in the UK we are caught in the expensive-land, cheap-structure trap.

Der Neubau der Bertolt-Brecht-Schule in Darmstadt ist eines von über 6000 Projekten in der Passivhaus-Datenbank. Der Neubau ist energetisch vorbildlich mit niedrigem Energieverbrauch und hohem Aufenthaltskomfort. Aucvh die Inneneinrichtung ist zum Wohlfühlen. ID 7736 ow.ly/qhTr50W5oBf

Our #Hampstead #Passivhaus project is shortlisted for the #Camden Design Awards! It's a wonderful example of the client and design/build team working together to create a truly sustainable home - sourcing reclaimed, natural, and VOC-free materials and renewable energy into this Victorian townhouse.

praeger richter's mass timber nearly-passivhaus all-electric cooperative with variety of unit sizes, massive amount of community/shared space, active solar protection... sufficiency in action. www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Me...

Gebäudekonzepte für heiße Sommer: Hohe Eenrgieeffizienz ist der Schlüssel. Dieser Schulneubau in Weiterstadt (© Passivhaus Institut) wird erstens im Passivhaus-Standard realisiert. Zweitens mit Klimadaten von 2035 geplant. Protokollband 57 steht gebührenfrei zum Download bereit: ow.ly/6W9H50W4WBW

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Heute #Hitzeaktionstag. Ein guter Wärmeschutz des Gebäudes bietet auch im Sommer einen echten Vorteil. Der hohe Wärmeschutz hält Hitze draußen und ermöglicht einen angenehmen Sommerkomfort im Gebäude. Sommerkomfort & hoher Energieeffizienz: ow.ly/yVmS50W44h9 Fotos Bahnstadt: © Passivhaus Institut

Largest UK #Passivhaus Building: Urbanest Battersea, Palmerston Court, #London Three towering blocks rise from a single podium, making this the UK's largest single building certified to #Passivehouse Type: Student accommodation No. of units: 199 (853 bedrooms) TFA: 17,964 m2 #StudentLiving 3/5

Discover more about the UK title contenders on the horizon and how those 3 projects compare globally. www.passivhaustrust.... Are you working on a gigantic #Passivhaus? Be sure to let us know all about it! #MondayMotivation #SustainableBuildings 5/5

Collette Miller explores the Passivhaus and EnerPHit energy efficiency standards, outlining their development, core principles, and the benefits and challenges associated with their adoption by social housing providers aiming to meet net zero targets and improve tenant well-being.

Passivhaus Practical Training is now even more accessible. CITB-registered businesses can claim up to 70% funding on this course via their local CITB advisor. Join us on the 18th June for our last session before the summer break ➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/zvxexVp

💙From social housing & community centres to schools, AHR is flying the flag for Passivhaus in Scotland! A big thanks to AHR for sponsoring our ongoing policy work to support development of the proposed Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy. Read our latest update here: www.passivhaustrust....

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“I knew I wanted a certified Passivhaus. But the question was could I afford it? “And could I find someone to design and build it?” Chris Nunn

Energetisch wird die erste Passivhaus-Schule in Darmstadt über Jahrzehnte eine enorme Menge an Energiekosten einsparen. Auch bei der Inneneinrichtung ging die Bertolt-Brecht-Schule neue Wege. Ursprünglich geplant war übrigens eine Sanierung des Altbaus. Darmstädter Echo: ow.ly/pN3M50W1wsv

🎓 Architecture students & lecturers — last chance! Bookings for our Certified Passivhaus Designer – Summer Edition close tomorrow at midnight. Online course | Starts June | Discounted pricing 🔗 STUDENTS coaction.org.uk/courses/stud... 🔗LECTURERS: coaction.org.uk/courses/lect... #Passivhaus

💙Grasping the thistle! #ScottishPassivhausEquivalent A big thanks to Collective Architecture for sponsoring our ongoing policy work to support the development and rollout of the proposed Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy. Read our latest update here: www.passivhaustrust....

Designing for Passivhaus? This course is for you. Join our Passivhaus Practical Training in collaboration with Coaction Training CIC to better understand buildability, sequencing, and how to support contractors on site. ➡️ Register for the last session before summer: buff.ly/zvxexVp

Underfloor heating is good, radiators are also still a good option for low energy/ passivhaus buildings. The key is to design the system well and run it off heat pump at low temperatures for high efficiency.

I've been on a little jolly the last few days. Thank you to Juraj Mikurcik, Kirsty Maguire, and Mike Coe and Lizzie Stoodley for these three #Passivhaus stopovers!

Scotland’s first Passivhaus-certified Primary School has recorded outstanding first year energy performance results, due in no small part to the highly efficient hot water design. buff.ly/NXhddQr #energymanagement #energymanager

Happy to see the government offer huge subsidies on Passivhaus standard buildings with solar roofs. Make them cheaper than normal homes.

Premiere in Darmstadt: Bei der Einweihung der Bertolt-Brecht-Schule erhielt diese heute als erste der Stadt das Passivhaus-Zertifikat. T. Schulz vom Passivhaus Institut (l). übergab das Zertifikat an Oberbürgermeister Benz und Bildungsdezernent Klötzner. ow.ly/10Qn50W04pF Fotos © Passivhaus Institut

Unglaublicher Bau aus tragendem Stroh in Grenoble 🇫🇷 Ein Juwel an Technik, thermischem akustischem Komfort und Klimaschutz. Credit: topophile, assoc. Nebraska Cc @michaelburchert.bsky.social @wolfgangfeist.bsky.social topophile.net/faire/a-gren...

UK should adopt Passivhaus standard, established in Germany for over 25 years - super-insulated and airtight, mechanical ventilation, heat reclaim systems. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

apple.news/A6iZ5C2PWRrG... great news on uptake of passivhaus by a big house builder - we need more of this

"The Passivhaus Trust is now aiming for 10% of all projects in new UK housing by 2035" From PBC Today about the @passivhaustrust.bsky.social #passivhaus #housing www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/energy-...

If Barratt can build apartment buildings to Passivhaus standard, everyone can. There are fewer and fewer excuses for not doing so.

Barratt - large developer ahead of Labour govt. on this. Passivhaus standards should have been made mandatory before now. Now do the same all over the UK, AND only build higher density multiplex homes, everywhere.

EINLADUNG für alle in Darmstadt und Umgebung: Das Passivhaus Institut bietet eine Führung durch den Passivhaus-Neubau der Bertolt-Brecht-Schule in Darmstadt an. Wann: Mittwoch, 28. Mai um 12.15 Uhr. Bei Interesse reicht eine kurze E-Mail ans Institut. Die Platzzahl ist begrenzt. www.passiv.de

Much-needed low-cost homes are being built in #Frome, with Stonewater beginning construction on 24 #passivhaus properties near the town's main industrial estate: www.somersetlive.co....#Frome,#passivhaus#LDReporter #Somerset

Inside Housing – News – Barratt London to build 728 super-efficient homes in ‘UK’s biggest Passivhaus roll-out’ https://www.europesays.com/uk/117293/ Mr Carson said: “At Barratt London, we are committed to leading the way, delivering high-quality homes that are…#uk #news #uknews

4-story mass timber passivhaus baugruppe in mannheim's spinelli, by planwirkstatt big balconies homes from studios to 5 bedrooms solar protection homes that cross ventilate, w/ daylight on multiple sides storage, bike room, guest suite massive community kitchen www.planwirkstatt.de/details/oiko...

A strong case for investing in mitigation… Warming of 3°C by 2100 could reduce global output 15% to 34%. Or …investing 1% to 2% in mitigation & adaptation would limit warming to 2°C, reducing economic harm to 2% to 4%. @kmohaddes.bsky.social #passivhaus www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t...

ICYMI, here's when #Frome's newest low-cost homes will be finished: www.somersetlive.co....#Frome's#LDReporter #Somerset #passivhaus

UK students studying Built Environment subjects. 📆 Are you joining us tomorrow at 1.15 BST? ❓Do you have questions we can answer 🌟 Essential knowledge that will change the way you design for the climate crisis we are in #passivhaus #skills ‼️ By the end of June you could be a CEPH designer…

🚨NEWSFLASH 🚨 Barratt plans to build all its flats in London to Passivhaus standards (with 728 currently planned). This is part of plans to deliver "the biggest Passivhaus rollout in Britain, with 1000s of new homes certified to the standard". www.thetimes.com/lif...

Passivhaus is hiring! 📝 (reposting to the 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 feed :) tag your posts with #ClimateSmartDesign + #RegenerativeDesign to be included!)

honestly there's a pretty good argument that comprehensive passivhaus requirements (incl. air filtration) end up saving more on operating costs in the medium term than they impose upfront

We are #hiring! It is a fantastic time to #JoinOurTeam Still time to apply: www.passivhaustrust....#hiring!#JoinOurTeam#GreenJobs #Passivhaus #Passivehouse #ClimateAction #BetterBuildings #GetInvolved #PassivhausJOB #Director #DeputyCEO #ApplyNow

@DBailey635 At passivhaus standard the battery would be unnecessary. We have one 1921 house, retrofitted to top of EPC 'C') and at the moment we are hardly using the grid, but I'm very mindful of the enormous problems of battery tech: the long supply chains and the devastation to lives and […]

‼️ CEPH Passivhaus Designer Training 👏 Student and Lecturer specially discounted - full course ❓ Want to know more? Join us for 1 of our 2 Q&A sessions with @sallygodber.bsky.social 📅 Students - 1.15 to 1.45 BST Tues 20 📅 Lecturers - 12.00 to 12.30 BST Thurs 22 coaction.org.uk/blog/2025/St...

📅 Change of date! Join us today 16 May at 1pm for our trainers case-study 12/13 🙏 Speaker: Ann-Marie Fallon 🏫 Project: Harris Academy, London - #Certified #Passivhaus New Build 🌟 Audience: Coaction Alumni 🌟 UK’s first Passivhaus secondary #school and the largest Passivhaus school in the UK.

Energetische Sanierung von Schulen: Das Passivhaus Institut hat auf der Klimakonferenz des DStGB in Bonn gelungene Sanierungen zum Passivhaus-Standard vorgestellt. Klimabilanz & Luft- und Aufenthaltsqualität in Klassen nun deutlich besser - im Winter und Sommer. ow.ly/hp9650VTMN3 Foto: DStGB

Labour is bent on giving these companies carte blanche to trash protected habitats and species to knock up these shitty identikit rabbit hutches that nobody can afford. We need the well regulated building of social housing to passivhaus equivalent standards. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The judges have deliberated – and the Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards shortlist has dropped! https://esba.uk #Shortlist #ThursdayThoughts #Passivhaus #HealthyHomes #GameChangers #ArchitectureAwards #SustainableLiving #BetterBuildings #NetZero #AlwaysLearning 1/3