At entrance level, a PV-covered carport reaches for the sun as it breaks over the hill. The 45 bifacial panels — among the ...

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 price shocks, according to a new policy scorecard launched recently. Want ...

Safeguarding historic documents and other artefacts requires stable building conditions. Until now this was usually achieved with the expensive and energy-hogging use of heating and cooling equipment, ...

When homeowner Steve discovered a neglected 1980s bungalow during the pandemic, he faced a dilemma. Born with significant physical differences, the computer programmer and Team GB Paralympian needed a ...

Ten years ago Brussels had some of the most energy inefficient building stock in Europe — now it boasts a groundbreaking policy that means all new buildings in the region must be passive. How did the ...

A disastrous failed external insulation contract run under a government energy saving scheme has affected up to 390 homes in Preston with water penetration, mould and damp. This article was originally ...

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When it came to designing their new build in Cork city with architect Paul McNally of the Passivhaus Architecture Company, it is no surprise that their Pinterest boards were filled with images of old ...

While understanding wall and roof insulation is relatively straightforward, insulation under the ground floor can be a bit of a mystery by comparison. Not only is it buried in the ground, but there ...

In September Cairn Homes lit the fuse on a passive house explosion, publishing a position paper on passive house and announcing the construction of nearly 1,800 apartments to the standard. But what’s ...

Having designed a number of passive house buildings for his employer Architype while enduring life in a chilly old cottage that cost £1,500 each winter to heat, architect Juraj Mikurcik and his wife ...