Green Building Ezine Archive

Porter’s: a passivhaus – and a zero carbon house?

by Guest Author - 24th January 201725th January 2017 7848

Porter’s was built for me, David and my wife Penny Learmonth in 2011-12 by Touchwood Homes and featured in Vol.23 (Autumn 2013) of Green Building magazine. Recently – and it did take a long time – we received Passive House Certification (ID 5042) and proudly display the sign beside

The renovation of Hay Tor

by Guest Author - 20th January 201725th January 2017 7039

We’re all becoming increasingly aware of the need to be kinder to the environment and the benefits, both financial and otherwise, small changes in lifestyle can reap. But one man has taken this to the extreme by making it his life’s work to transform people’s homes in an eco-friendly and

First certified commercial passivhaus in Scotland

by Guest Author - 14th June 20168th January 2017 8908

BMJ Architect’s £2m Rocking Horse Nursery at Aberdeen University recently achieved Passivhaus accreditation, making it not only, the first commercial Passivhaus project in Scotland but also the first nursery in the UK to be accredited. Sonia Scott, Director at BMJ said, “Sustainability is always an important element of

The Oxford Ecohouse – timeless and iconic

by Sue Roaf - 1st June 20167th January 2017 7466

The Oxford Ecohouse was designed as a pioneering British Ecohouse in North Oxford. It is best known for having the first solar roof in Britain. The house was designed to provide a healthy and comfortable environment in current and future climates and to require minimal fossil fuel energy to do