The aspiration to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C has been dashed," said the executive chair of the Enniscorthy ...

Smarter Finance for EU launches specialised online training platform for banking professionals seeking expertise in green homes & sustainable property finance.

Ecocem Director of Concrete Technology Deployment John Reddy has today been appointed to the role of President of the ...

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 Passive House Institute’s announcement of new classes of passive house certification – including renewable energy generation – at this year’s International Passive House Conference caused ...

Once poorly understood by the mainstream building industry, airtightness is now increasingly seen as one of the most crucial objectives on any building project. Not only is it vital for energy ...

Method: Timber frame volumetric modular building with bio-based insulation. Location: Greenfield site, Birr, Co. Offaly. Standard: Near passive, and ultra low embodied carbon (meets the RIAI 2030 ...

This article was originally published in issue 17 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €10, or ...

This summer, work was completed on the Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia, which might just be the most sustainable large building ever constructed in Britain. The backstory to the ...

Energy bills: €79.50/month total energy costs including standing charges and VAT. See ‘in detail’ for more. It’s sometimes thought that using traditional construction methods and largely standard ...

While understanding wall and roof insulation is relatively straightforward, insulation under the ground floor can be a bit of a mystery by comparison. Not only is it buried in the ground, but there ...

Thermal bridges will most likely occur where one building element meets another, for example a wall meeting a window. This article was originally published in issue 45 of Passive House Plus magazine.