Passive houses open to show summer performance
From 28 – 30 June 2019, the mid-year International Passive House Open Days, organised by iPHA and its affiliates, will take place in the UK.
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Passive homes may have lower radon levels — study
Initial findings into radon levels in 75 certified passive house buildings in Ireland and the UK shows that there is a 60% reduction when compared against the Irish national average.
Passive Purple excels in airtightness challenge
The application of Passive Purple Liquid airtight membrane to a dilapidated test building has demonstrated the product’s remarkable ability to air seal even the leakiest structures.
GreenTEG launches cloud-based insulation monitor
GreenTEG AG has launched the gO Measurement System (gOMS) for wireless, cloud-based U-value, temperature, and humidity measurements.
Lamilux smoke vent rooflights suitable for passive house
Alongside its portfolio of passive house certified skylights and roof glazing (phA advanced components) Lamilux has extended its product range to include Smoke Vent AOVs (automatic opening vents).
Achieving NZEB event in Cork hears of embodied carbon plans
The Department of Housing is planning
to introduce a policy on embodied
carbon into building regulations, an event in
Cork heard.
MVHR myths still persist — CVC Direct
Leading mechanical ventilation with heat
recovery (MVHR) supplier CVC Direct
believes that despite the growing popularity
of MVHR, there are still many misconceptions
about the technology among both
general consumers and the building sector.
Bicester centre is UK’s first nondomestic passive house ‘plus’
Creating 125 modern workspaces, a new £4m cornerstone development is the latest addition to North West Bicester’s pioneering.
New study to examine NZEB performance
A new research project at UCD will aim to uncover key early lessons from the design and operation of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) in Ireland. The NZEB standard will become mandatory in Ireland for dwellings from November.
Stunning Cork passive house heads list of Isover award winners
Simply Architecture, and their new build residential project ‘The Fairways’ in Cork, has been named the winner of the 2019 Overall ISOVER Award, as well as being named Designer of the Year 2019, at the third ISOVER Awards.
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'Achieving NZEB' event in Cork this Thursday
Achieving NZEB, a one-day event that aims to make it easy for the building industry to understand how to achieve nearly zero energy building (NZEB) standards, will take place this Thursday, 30 May in Youghal, County Cork.
10 million tonnes of carbon saved by low carbon cement — Ecocem
Ecocem, the leading producer of
ground granulated blastfurnace
slag (GGBS), a low carbon alternative to
traditional cement, says use of its product
has saved 10 million tonnes of carbon
emissions since the company began
operating in 2002.
Be ready for air testing of non-domestic buildings
Leading Irish energy & airtightness consultancy Greenbuild has advised the building industry to be prepared for the new requirement, as of January of this year, to test new non-domestic buildings for airtightness on completion.
Green Building Store publishes radical retrofit briefing
Green Building Store has published a free technical briefing on its award-winning radical retrofit of a traditional Pennine farmhouse & barn in West Yorkshire, which developed innovative solutions for hard-to treat buildings with solid walls.