Five years ago, a fabric first trailblazer took a dose of his own medicine – and delivered a family home that combines ...

Architect Mel Reynolds's stunning new passive mews in South Dublin is featured in the new issue of Passive House Plus magazine. You can view a technically detailed virtual tour of the property ...

A disastrous failed external insulation contract run under a government energy saving scheme has affected up to 390 homes in Preston with water penetration, mould and damp. This article was originally ...

The Energy Performance Coefficent and Carbon Performance Coefficient measure the energy and carbon efficiency of buildings under the Irish building regulations.Here we compare the EPC and CPC for this ...

If you want the next issue of Passive House Plus free of charge, and want to get in contact with the leading suppliers in sustainable building for any upcoming projects, then this form is for you.** ...

Amvic, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of insulated concrete formwork (ICF) has published an environmental product declaration (EPD) via the Irish Green Building Council’s EPD Ireland database, for its ...

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Radon at Preston Springs. Preston Springs is a new passive house in Yorkshire designed by architect Mark Siddall. The ‘Radon in Homes in England’ 2016 data report defined the average radon ...

Forgive the 80s hip hop house reference in the headline, but the volume of the walls in this volumetric modular school building in Birr was literally pumped up – with recycled newspaper ...

The evaluation of a building’s energy demand typically takes into account its consumption of non-renewable primary energy, such as electricity generated by coal, gas or oil-fired power plants.This ...

Returning to his regular series on the evolution of sustainable building during the 20th century, Dr Marc Ó Riain takes a look at the first serious attempt to build a house with net zero energy use.

In detail. Building type: 181 m2 detached two-storey timber framed house. Location: Dundee, Scotland. Completion date: May 2019. Budget: £330,000 approx, including all fees Passive house certification ...