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New Fact Sheet on #Passivhaus TEAMWORK! added
A new Fact Sheet on Passivhaus TEAMWORK! has been added to the FACT SHEETS section of website
New fact sheet on #Passivhaus sequencing added…
A new Fact Sheet on Passivhaus Sequencing has been added to the FACT SHEETS section of website
New fact sheet on #Passivhaus TEAMWORK! added…
A new Fact Sheet on Passivhaus Sequencing has been added to the FACT SHEETS section of website
Great #Passivhaus Comfort post by @ElrondBurrell #LovePH
Great Post by Elrond Burrell on Passivhaus Comfort:
Passivhaus Masterclass in Scotland: @Mark_J_Siddall @billbutch @PassivhausArch @PassivhausTrust mentioned
The Passivhaus Trust have a Masterclass covering ‘Passivhaus Delivery, ensuring quality and managing risk’ on 5th February 2015.
Full details and book available HERE
Course facilitators include:
• Mark Siddall, LEAP
• Bill Butcher
• Green Building Store and
• Kirsty Maguire
Passivhaus is cheaper than standard build @encraft_uk @Kate_de @phplusmag mentioned
A recent study by Encraft shows that taking into account the whole life cost of a house, Passive House construction is 2-5% lower than traditional construction methods.
CLICK HERE for the article and HERE for the full article.(788kb)
This article concurs with the article posted by Kate de Selincourt last year for Passive House Plus magazine that explains how the perception that Passive House is more expensive has come about.
CLICK HERE for the post & link to article by Kate de Selincourt
It should be remembered that both pieces of research are UK based and that in Ireland (where the Building Regulations are much closer to Passive House standards), the cost saving differential is much greater.
New #Passivhaus Fact sheet added – Passive House Tradesperson course @Target_Zer0 & @passiveacademy mentioned
A new fact Sheet has been added to the FACT SHEETS section of website
Or alternatively CLICK HERE to download the Passive House Tradesperson Fact sheet.
Passive House Tradesperson Courses mentioned in the fact sheet are provided by TargetZero and Passive House Academy
The International Passive House Conference Programme for 2015 is out
The programme for the 2015 Passive House Conference in Leipzig can be downloaded HERE (1.2Mb) downloads in new window
Passivhaus Primer: Airtightness Guide @BREWatford mentioned
Passivhaus Primer: Airtightness Guide
Click below for excellent guide on:
‘Airtightness and air pressure testing in accordance with the Passivhaus standard‘
From Passivhaus.org.uk
#Passivhaus Fact Sheet 16 – #PHPP Hitting Airtightness Requirements
This Fact Sheet (below) focusses on Airtightness and it’s relevance in PHPP
Fact Sheet No. 16 – PHPP ‘ Airtightness – Hitting the target’ – Click to download pdf (907Kb)
Fact Sheet No.14 – PHPP Hitting Space Heating Demand for #Passivhaus
This new Fact Sheet (also in FACT SHEETS section of website) gives a few methods of hitting (and bettering) the Passivhaus Space Heating Demand requirements. It focusses on alternative strategies that may not be obvious in addition to improving u-values, airtightness etc…
Fact Sheet No. 14 – PHPP ‘Hitting the target (1-5)’ – Click to download pdf (341Kb)
There will be additional Fact sheets covering other PHPP areas in due course, watch this space…
Passivhaus Fact Sheet No. 8 out – Building Certification ( @ElrondBurrell mentioned again!)
Fact Sheet Number 8 on Passivhaus Building Certification is out:
Fact Sheet No. 8 – Building Certification – Click to download pdf (290Kb)
Again this is included in the FACT SHEETS section of web site
Fact Sheet No. 7 on why you need MHVR is out
Fact Sheet No.7 Why MHVR? is out (and also in the Fact Sheets section of website
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