Passive House Plus sees digital spike during Coronavirus crisis
The digital edition of Passive House Plus has seen a significant increase in readership during the Covid-19 crisis, in addition to the magazine’s market-leading print circulation.
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New drive to cut VAT on MVHR systems
A new campaign is aiming to encourage more sustainable property refurbishment through tax incentives for people to adopt passive, or near passive, building standards.
Deep retrofit crucial to green recovery, climate committee says
Advice also calls for upskilling for retrofit & low carbon heating
New government must support home working - Lidan designs
Roscommon-based modular offsite building manufacturer Lidan Designs has called on the next government to introduce effective financial incentives for companies to provide home office facilities to their employees.
Size is key for MVHR — CVC Direct
When it comes to MVHR, size does matter, according to leading system designer and supplier CVC Direct.
Ecological launch new website and online training
Ecological Building Systems have
announced the launch of a new website,
aiming to support professionals and
homeowners alike to achieve better results
from their next project.
Xtratherm secures EPD for Thin-R boards
Leading insulation manufacturer Xtratherm has become the latest company to receive an environmental product declaration (EPD) under the Irish EPD programme. Xtratherm’s EPD is for its Thin-R range of PIR insulation boards, and the declaration covers Thin-R boards ranging in thickness from 25 mm to 150 mm.
Partel fire-rated membrane contributes to new hospital extensions
Leading low energy building product
supplier Partel is currently involved in
the construction of two rapid build hospital
extensions in Limerick. On both projects, the company has supplied an external
breather membrane that meets the building regulations in regard to the spread of fire.
New issue of Passive House Plus free to read
The new issue of Passive House Plus is out now, and to ensure anyone who wants to read the magazine can do so easily during this time of disruption, we are once again making this edition free to read digitally.
Why shading is a major issue in our hospitals
Daylighting, overheating, glare and lack of natural, insect-free ventilation remain significant issues in UK hospitals and may be hampering the ability of patients to recover, and hospital staff to properly care for them, according to UK solar shading manufacturer Smartlouvre.
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Circular economy plans come into focus
The European Commission has adopted the EU’s new circular economy action plan, a major part of the European Green deal. The action plan aims to make the EU economy produce more durable, longerlasting, repairable consumer products, and maximise the use of recycled material.
New report questions long-held MVHR assumptions
A new report by the Passivhaus Trust has questioned the common assumption that mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) is inappropriate in dwellings with air permeability worse than 3 m3/m2/hour.
Exclusive: WHO to issue ventilation guidance on airborne spread of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation is set to imminently publish revised guidance on ventilation as part of its Covid-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance in healthcare settings, Passive House Plus has learned.
EPA announces €600,000 circular economy innovation fund
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a €600,000 funding opportunity for Irish innovators to develop and demonstrate business-ready solutions for the circular economy.