The Passivhaus standard is designed to deliver exceptional comfort, outstanding build quality and significantly lower running costs — across all building types With most of our lives spent indoors, the…
Passivhaus Workshop at the NSBRC
The Edge, Lincolnshire
Under Construction Construction began in 2014, with the first load of Wallform 438 wallblocks delivered to site ready to begin construction of the first block of 6 homes. 18 Wallform…
Passivhaus Workshop April 2024
The popular Passivhaus Workshop is running again this month on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon. The most successful and…
Architects Declare – A Climate for Change
The report from the Committee on Climate Change certainly seems to be stimulating response in political circles as the stark nature of the findings demands that attitudes also need to…
The E-Haus Design Competition 2019
The previous isorast Passivhaus Design Competition attracted entries as far away as Singapore First it was a good idea to become energy efficient – cutting fuel bills and energy consumption.…
It’s Not On – the Heating that is
We enjoyed reading this recent tweet from Gusto Homes’ Steff Wright, so we thought we’d share it here. Gusto recently completed a development of 18 Passivhaus homes near Lincoln using…
It’s our 25th Anniversary
This year BecoWallform celebrates 25 years of building low energy projects in the UK. An enthusiastic supporter of Sustainability in construction, Beco Products has always promoted high performance building fabric…
Air-tightness Test Results
With the completion of their latest development in Borve, Scotland, Coastal Homes’ have achieved an air-tightness rating of 0.8 on this new-build bungalow, a truly excellent achievement! This rating is…
Blending Design and Passivhaus Performance
Set in a rural location north of Preston this impressive 5 bed family home incorporates the latest facilities having a gym, steam room, cinema and evening terrace! Though exposed, set…