Study: passive house costs as low as 2% stars
The myth that energy-efficient building is a needless luxury has been dealt a significant blow by new research published by the UK’s Passivhaus Trust.
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New BER takes effect while ZEB details remain unclear
Ireland's Building Energy Rating system has moved to a simplified eight band scale, with a new A0 rating at the top reserved for zero emission buildings (ZEBs).
Fabric or heat pumps first? AECB conference heads to Manchester to unpick the debate stars
Building envelope specialists and energy systems experts will meet in Manchester in September as the AECB's annual conference tackles one of the most contested questions in low-energy construction: how fabric performance and energy supply should work together.
EU Electrification Action Plan to accelerate heat pump transition stars
The EU is set to publish plans to reform how electricity and gas are priced – to drive the widespread uptake of heat pumps and cut heating bills by up to 60 per cent.
Housing minister calls for faster retrofit to shield homes from energy shocks
Ireland must treat building decarbonisation as critical national infrastructure to protect households from future energy price shocks, according to a new policy scorecard launched today.
Planning reform will thwart low energy housing, councils say
Britain is failing to address housing as part of the climate emergency, according to a group of 60 local authorities, businesses and civil society groups who say government changes to planning rules could spell the end of zero carbon homes in England.
Futurebuild goes bigger without losing its soul
The UK's leading sustainable construction event is co-locating with two other shows in May.
Cairn secures passive house certification for three Dublin developments
Major new passive house schemes for Ireland.
Lacuna: thermal modification boosts timber utility
Thermally modified timber has been used in the building industry for years, principally as a durable and sustainable cladding material, but its history stretches back millennia.
Passive House Systems wins airtightness certification from PHI
A new airtightness system produced by Passive House Systems has been given the green light by the Passive House Institute, with the UK launch in March 2026.
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SkamoWall marketing indicates value of storytelling focus
When SkamoWall arrived in the UK, its Viking-themed advert in Passive House Plus quietly tested a hunch: that storytelling still shapes product choice, even in a technical publication.
Proctor membrane used on landmark Dublin passive scheme
Proctor Group’s Wraptite airtight membrane has been used on one
of the largest passive house projects in Ireland, with the self-adhering membrane forming part of the external wall build-up at Cairn Homes’ Pipers Square development in Charlestown, Dublin.
Threshold support system gains KIWA certification for passive house builds
A thermally broken threshold support system designed to carry heavy door and window frames above perimeter insulation has been approved in an update to Build Homes Better's KIWA Agrément certificate.
PYC: fixings through airtight board don’t impact airtightness
Pioneering ecological offsite manufacturer PYC Construction has carried out a targeted test to establish whether panel fixings penetrating an airtight board layer affect airtightness performance, and found they make no measurable difference.