The transformative power of industrialised retrofit
The retrofit market is messy, scuppered by knowledge and skills gaps, and inconsistent approaches.
Ele George makes the case for industrialisation to level up the retrofit market.
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Tripling EU / UK Energy Efficiency Policy: the NZEB
One of Europe’s key climate breakthroughs came in the form of the EU’s nearly zero energy building target, as Dr. Marc Ó Riain explains in the latest part of his series on the history of low energy building.
#BuildingLife Series: Director at CORA Consulting Engineers, John Casey
In each edition, Passive Plus Plus profiles leaders in construction and architecture who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their entire lifecycle.
September’s AECB environmental construction conference seeks to spark debate among industry experts
Industry leaders will gather at University of East Anglia in September to share practical insights on creating buildings that prioritise environmental performance without compromising design quality or occupant comfort.
Ecological Building Systems expands UK and Irish straw panel construction with EcoCocon deal
EcoCocon, a leading European manufacturer of prefabricated straw wall panels, has announced a new, exclusive partnership with Ecological Building Systems, making EcoCocon's innovative straw-based wall system more accessible to professionals across the UK and Irish construction markets.
Flat earth
What do you do when a building type is inefficient, common, hard to treat – and often used to house vulnerable people? Chris Morgan of leading passive house architects John Gilbert Architects tells the story of an extraordinary pilot project that may show the way to solve the stickiest of problems.
Material matters - A palette for a vulnerable planet
In recent years, the drive to reduce the embodied carbon of buildings has led to a resurgent interest in timber and other biobased building materials. But peering into the future, if we are to think not just about carbon but also land, water, and regenerating nature, how might we build to meet our essential needs, and what might we build with?
By Lenny Antonelli and Andy Simmonds
Focus on better buildings, not better spreadsheets
Does the sustainable building industry
prioritise spreadsheets over real-world
performance? And what is the upshot of
this? These are the questions Will Kirkman,
managing director of Ecomerchant is putting
to the sector.
MBC offers total passive house envelope solutions
MBC Timber Frame, a well-established leader in passive house
construction, now offers a comprehensive envelope solution
for passive house projects.
Climate report warns overheating crisis threatens UK
A newly published landmark study has
said thirteen UK areas face severe
climate risks as schools brace for ten-week
heatwaves.
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Sustainable building leaders crowned at Exemplar Awards
The winners of the inaugural Exemplar
Sustainable Buildings Awards were announced
in London on 25 June, celebrating
the Sustainable Development Foundation's
20th anniversary.
Barratt launches record passive house scheme
Leading developer Barratt London has announced plans for
its ‘Lo-E’ Homes programme, which will deliver sustainable
new homes at scale across the British capital and exceed
passive house standards.
Green homes and finance join forces for growth
Certified green homes are becoming mainstream across Europe – boosted by collaboration from experts in green building and finance. Smarter Finance for EU (Smarter4EU), a pan-European initiative dedicated to the creation of a mainstream European green housing market, announced a range of new initiatives at the “Banking on Green Homes" event in Madrid, on 28 May.
Hotel demolition judicial review could set embodied carbon precedent
A Fingal county councillor has been granted
leave to pursue a judicial review of the
planning board's decision to allow demolition
of the Deer Park Hotel on Howth Demesne.