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Passive House Plus is the world's first English language magazine focused on building and upgrading to the world's leading low energy standard - passive house. Published in separate UK and Irish editions, the magazine's focus extends beyond energy efficiency to take in indoor air quality, water usage and the environmental impact of materials. The magazine won the Business to Business Magazine of the Year award at the Irish Magazine Awards in December 2012.
The magazine is an evolution of Construct Ireland (for a sustainable future), the award winning Irish sustainable building magazine. First published in January 2003, Construct Ireland played a key role in raising consciousness of the need for low energy, low impact, healthy buildings in Ireland, affecting the design and construction of tens of thousands of new buildings. Construct Ireland has been credited as playing a key role in the introduction of world class low energy building regulations for new homes in Ireland - with mandatory targets including 60% energy and carbon reductions compared to 2005 standards and the installation of renewable energy systems. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English |
| Country | Ireland |
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Search ArticlesCambridge retrofit is a study in considered retrofit
Upgrade How can period properties be made fit for the demands of the 21st century, without pushing the building too far? One University of Cambridge retrofit project may have the answer, harnessing multidisciplinary expertise to balance energy, moisture and space constraints. Additional reporting by Jeff Colley.
Straw houses could help meet housing targets and cut emissions
Want immediate access to all back issues of Passive House Plus and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge The UK could meet its housing targets of up to 300,000 new homes each year, swapping high-carbon building materials for straw without running out of supply, according to new research.
Scottish passive house equivalence receives cautious welcome
Government The UK’s Passivhaus Trust has published its initial response to the Scottish Government's Stage 2 consultation on a proposed Scottish ‘passive house equivalent’ policy, ahead of a fuller submission due before 16 October this year.
Price regulation promised to address district heating affordability
Want immediate access to all back issues of Passive House Plus and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge The move comes as analysis by Passive House Plus indicates that the cost of communal heating can be in the region of three times higher than a heat pump.
ISO-Chemie joins permanent passive house exhibit in Matlock
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A1 rated passive house tackles embodied carbon on challenging site
Click here for project specs and suppliers Development type: New-build detached 311 m2 family home Method: Cork external insulation to single-leaf walls, piled foundations, 50% GGBS, heat pump and PV Location: Cork Harbour Standard: A1-rated (net zero) and certified passive house plus Heating and hot water cost: €59/month (€706/year) – assuming grid energy only. Reality would be far lower given the contribution from the large PV array.
From councils to caretakers: the comfort custody battle
Want immediate access to all back issues of Passive House Plus and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge The arrival of a cold snap reliably revives an age-old household debate. Do we crank up the heating, or do we slap on a jumper? More often than not, it is the person paying the energy bill who champions the jumper option.
Certification offers builders green development loans
This article was originally published in issue 52 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge Home Performance Pathway will enable SME developers to qualify for lower cost development finance, helping to accelerate the delivery of sustainable homes across the country.
UK net zero carbon standard accepts passive house as compliance route
This article was originally published in issue 52 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge Under the arrangement, passive house certification can be used to demonstrate that a building meets the standard's space heating requirements.
Ireland yet to set zero-emission building timeline
This article was originally published in issue 52 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €20, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge The revised EPBD (EU/2024/1275) was adopted in May 2024, and must be transposed into national law by 29 May 2026.