Passivhaus Trust

The UK Passivhaus Trust has largely welcomed the launch of the Scottish Government’s second stage of its consultation for its proposed Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy, but is hoping some of the proposals will be improved, citing a need for more ambitious airtightness targets among other

New research has been published that demonstrates that the capital cost uplift of building to the Passivhaus standard can be as little as 2% extra, and offers a range of co-benefits.​ The report, co-authored by Currie & Brown, Elemental Solutions, and the Passivhaus Trust, draws on previously

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has made progress in its Low Carbon Passport programme, with over 1,000 learners now trained in the skills needed for building delivery in the UK. 

Sarah Lewis, co-director at the Passivhaus Trust, highlights key lessons from Passivhaus projects from Scotland and across the UK for embedding construction quality in large & complex projects. Now that the dust has settled on the recent Scottish Government elections, we eagerly await the announ

A paper exploring practical approaches for delivering quality on large and/or complex high-performance Passivhaus and low energy projects has been published this week. Delivering Quality stems from a joint collaboration between Passivhaus Trust (PHT) and Built Environment – Smarter Transformat

The Passivhaus standard is now deemed to satisfy certain aspects of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) at practical completion. 

The Passivhaus Trust is now offering targeted support for social housing providers through a series of interactive online Client Club sessions to help accelerate the delivery of new developments.

Celebrating the UK’s most outstanding high-performance, low-carbon buildings, products, and initiatives, the new Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards are now open and free to enter. Developed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF), the awards are del

Projects being built to the Passivhaus standard now account for approximately 1% of all new homes under construction, according to figures just released by the Passivhaus Trust. Policy and funding changes, as well as the standard’s growing popularity as a solution to the energy bill crisis, ar

The Scottish Government has laid amendments to the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations to enable the implementation of the Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard and unveiled the timetable for its introduction.

Stewart Macleod, managing director of the property business within AtkinsRéalis, outlines the importance of responding to the Scottish Government's policy consultation on a Passivhaus equivalent standard. The Scottish Government’s Passivhaus equivalent policy is currently out for consul

The pilot version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) has been released. Its launch is the culmination of collaboration from experts across the UK Built Environment Industry.  The Pilot Version of the Standard enables industry to robustly prove their built assets are net zero

The Scottish Government has launched its consultation on the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy.

With the consultation on the Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard expected to begin shortly, Kate de Selincourt from the UK Passivhaus Trust shares what it could deliver in terms of health. Scotland has big problems with public health. The life expectancy at birth is the lowest in the

The Passivhaus Trust is calling on the Scottish Government to hold fast against housebuilders' calls to "pause and review" its proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy.