Paul Doran remembered
Editor Jeff Colley remembers Paul Doran, one of Ireland's foremost builders, who has tragically passed away.
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Why we wrote Designing for the Climate Emergency
Over the last century architects have unwittingly played a key role in terms of climate collapse and a slew of linked catastrophic environmental and social harms. A new book aims to change that.
Triotherm+ thermal brackets enter UK market
Specialist thermal break manufacturer Meesenburg Group has entered the UK market, introducing the Triotherm+ range of thermal brackets to prevent heat loss and mould risk at window and door reveals, while simplifying the detailing and construction of low energy buildings.
Bad retrofit is worse than no retrofit
But doing retrofit well and at scale remains an enormous technical and financial challenge,
writes Dr Peter Rickaby.
HomeWorld 1981: car engine-driven houses & low energy ideas that stuck
In the latest missive in his series on the history of low energy design, Dr Marc Ó'Riain looks to some wacky and wonderful experimentation in a project that aimed to transform public perception of Milton Keynes.
Oil-free EWI reflects Ecovert’s considered approach
Specialist green building & retrofit company Ecovert Solutions has developed an oil-free approach to external wall insulation (EWI) emanating from green new build approaches: cellulose insulated I-beam construction.
Ecological launches Retro EcoWall for internal wall insulation
Leading sustainable building product supplier Ecological Building Systems has launched Retro EcoWall, a new quick-to-install internal wall insulation system ideal for traditional buildings, designed to meet the requirements of the nearly zero energy building (NZEB) standard, while minimising embodied carbon.
We Build Eco flat pack timber frame partnership gathers pace
The new collaborative flat pack timber-based build system partnership We Build Eco is reporting strong interest, in the aftermath of a sneak preview feature article on the business in issue 42 of Passive House Plus.
Cupaclad provides the natural solution for coastal home
Cupa Pizarras’ Cupaclad 101 Logic was
recently installed as part of a striking
new build project, located in Aberystwyth,
Wales.
PH15: system thinking key to net zero & ecology
System thinking will be key to radically
reducing operation energy use in new
housing without suffering unforeseen
consequences, a leading sustainable building
system supplier has said.
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BaseTherm liquid floor insulation gets Agrément cert
BaseTherm, a liquid floor insulation
system produced and installed using a
mobile floor insulation factory, has gained
NSAI Agrément certification.
Partel’s airtight membranes now certified for passive house construction
Two Partel airtight systems, Exoperm Mono SA 250 and Vara Fluid Spray, have been evaluated and certified as Passive House Components by the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt, Germany. Both systems achieved advanced component status, Class phA.
Xtratherm name changes to Unilin
Leading insulation manufacturer Xtratherm is to
be renamed Unilin Insulation from the start of
2023 onwards.
Ecocem announces cement breakthrough to cut CO2 by 70 per cent
Ecocem, Europe’s leader in low carbon
cement technologies, has announced
a major step in enabling the global cement
industry to decarbonise on a trajectory
compliant with the Paris Agreement to limit
global warming to 1.5 C.