In hotter climates, the same domestic battle plays out in reverse. During my fieldwork in Sudan, one woman exclaimed, "Can ...

Ireland must treat building decarbonisation as critical national infrastructure to protect households from future energy ...

The 28th International Passive House Conference brought together experts and practitioners in April to discuss the world’s ...

An Edinburgh-steeped couple wanted Georgian grandeur in a Cork city infill. Their architect obliged, wrapping double-height ...

For 12 years, Mark McLauchlan and Ruth O’Donovan called the historic, hilly city of Edinburgh home. When it came to designing their new build in Cork city with architect Paul McNally of the Passivhaus ...

One of the largest non-domestic passive house retrofits yet attempted in the UK, the £100 million Firoz Lalji Global Hub for the London School of Economics (LSE), will be the subject of a dedicated ...

Solar PV could be rolled out as standard under the Warmer Homes scheme, alongside a suite of enhanced retrofit grants for low-income households, landlords and businesses, under proposals reportedly ...

New fastener lengths for EJOT’s DDS-Z range enable soffit insulation depths of up to 375 mm to be installed easily and efficiently, with the screws still only requiring an embedment depth into ...

As chair of Straw Building UK and president of the European Straw Building Association Cypren Edmunds didn’t set out to revolutionise construction.

We must ensure adequate drying potential in wall assemblies to handle more concentrated winter moisture loads ...