Passivhaus

Three families have moved into Scotland’s first community-owned Passivhaus homes which have been developed by Nith Valley LEAF Trust (NVLT) in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Small Communities Housing Trust (DGSCHT). Representing the community of Closeburn in Upper Nithsdale, NVLT is a

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has received planning consent from Glasgow City Council for its landmark Passivhaus social housing development in Glasgow’s East End.

Plans to build the first public non domestic building designed and constructed to Passivhaus standards in Scotland reached an important milestone this week.

Eildon Housing’s plans to deliver more green homes in the Borders moved another step closer this week. The first of three Passivhaus homes at Springfield Place in St Boswells will complete in March and a further ten-home development at Westruther has secured planning permission.

Sarah Lewis, associate director: architecture at Hamson Barron Smith (HBS), describes the company’s use of Passivhaus as its benchmark performance standard. Multi-award winning Passivhaus development Carrowbreck Meadow. Photo: Jefferson Smith

A development of council homes in Norwich was last night named the UK's best new building after winning prestigious 2019 Stirling Prize. Designed by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley for Norwich City Council, ‘Goldsmith Street’ was the first ever social housing development to be shortlist

The development at Cunningham House, which is Glasgow’s first Passivhaus development for social rent, was formally opened on Friday 30th of August. The development has seen the creation of 19 new homes for older people. The project combines the construction of a modern five-storey Passivhaus t

Building work has started on three family-sized passivhaus certified homes in the village of Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway.

Willmott Dixon is aiming to build the UK’s first Passivhaus school in the London Borough of Sutton Councillors in Edinburgh have approved funding proposals which will see the first Passivhaus schools in Scotland constructed in the capital.

A new service will be launched tomorrow which aims to provide affordable, Passivhaus-standard social housing in Scotland. John Gilbert Architects and contractors Stewart & Shields have developed Passivhoos – homes designed specifically for Scottish social housing providers that meet internatio

Tigh na Croit A low energy home in the Highlands designed by HLM Architects has been announced as a finalist in the Rural category for the 2016 UK Passivhaus Awards.

A nursery in Aberdeen has become the first commercial project in Scotland to be accredited by Passivhaus. Designed by BMJ Architects, the Rocking Horse Nursery at the University of Aberdeen has received Passivhaus accreditation, making it also the first nursery in the UK to be accredited.