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
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First certified commercial passivhaus in Scotland
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
Stoneworks Garth – first certified passivhaus in Cumbria – part 1
Cheryl Hitchcock and Dudley Thompson were living and working in a large Victorian end of terrace house in Kendal. However, working from home meant keeping a large old house warm all day every day and, despite all attempts to improve the energy efficiency (roof insulation, double glazing, door and window
Lake District passivhaus
Following on from the series of articles in previous issues of 'Green Building' (Lancaster Cohousing certified Passivhaus project for 41 houses), Andrew Yeats and Vincent Fierkens from Eco Arc have worked with a local couple to build the first timber frame Passivhaus in the Lake District National Park. It is