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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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| Language | English |
| Country | Ireland |
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Search ArticlesEU Electrification Action Plan to accelerate heat pump transition
A draft of the proposed Electrification Action Plan obtained by Passive House Plus focuses on the electricity to gas price ratio, known colloquially as the the so-called “spark gap”. Under the proposed plan, the spark gap for consumer electricity would be limited to no more than 2.5 by 2030.
A warts-and-all account of a landmark passive house conference
I had not intended to attend the UK & IRL Passivhaus conference in Belfast; I just happened to be in the neighbourhood, after speaking at the Scottish Ecological Design Association conference in Edinburgh, and Passive House Plus publisher Jeff Colley suggested I pop over.
Life cycle assessment in construction and retrofit
I recently wrote about the predominance of life cycle carbon compared with life cycle energy. Now that you are all convinced about the importance of considering both metrics together, I want to press home some of the reasons why you need to be at least a bit sceptical about both measures. From what I can see, life cycle, also known as whole-life, is commonly presented as a sort of gospel truth. The numbers are reported with conviction and authority.
Housing minister calls for faster retrofit to shield homes from energy shocks
Ireland needs to dramatically accelerate the retrofitting of its homes, schools and businesses to build resilience against future energy price shocks, the Irish Green Building Council's 2026 Policy Scorecard has warned. The scorecard was launched at the IGBC's Build Green Now conference at Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Wednesday 27 May, where around 250 delegates heard that while progress has been made on decarbonising the built environment, ambition must now be stepped up significantly.
Bio-based self-build fuses passive principles and clever shading proves heatwave-proof
New build Made to look easy on TV, Duncan and Anaya decided to give selfbuilding a go and somehow created the most comfortable house they’ve ever lived in – even in the face of extreme heat events. Click here for project specs and suppliers Development type: Single family self-build house replacing demolished 1920s bungalow. Method :Timber frame construction with KORE insulated foundation system, externally insulated building envelope with eliminated thermal bridges.
Accessible Manchester retrofit delivers comfort and low bills
Upgrade An award-winning retrofit demonstrates that universal design and ultra-low energy performance are powerful allies, not competing priorities. Click here for project specs and suppliers Development type: Deep retrofit of 1980s bungalow.
Ballymore scheme brings low-cost comfort to private market
Click here for project specs and suppliers Development type: 30-unit residential development comprising three-storey semi-detached houses and two terraced blocks of three units each Method: Timber frame construction with atomised airtight and air source heat pumps Location: Portmarnock, Co. Dublin Standard: Passive house classic Heating costs: €214/year. (Calculated annual space heating costs. See In detail panel for more information).
Planning reform will thwart low energy housing, councils say
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 €15, or click here to receive the next issue free of charge The claim, made in an open letter to housing minister Steve Reed, and initiated by the Town and Country Planning Association, says that draft planning policies would limit local authorities from setting high environmental standards for new homes.
One family's response to a bushfire
Big picture Big Picture - Forrest Passive House in Spotswood achieves certification while maintaining contemporary family functionality through thoughtful material choices and spatial planning. Even by Australian standards, the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 were devastating. Some twenty-four million hectares of land burned – killing an estimated one billion animals and displacing two billion more. Thirty-three people perished in the fires, with bushfire smoke causing the deaths of 417 more.
Futurebuild goes bigger without losing its soul
This article was originally published in issue 52 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content?