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Passivhaus Trust @passivhaustrust.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"The Passivhaus Trust welcomes the climate leadership set out in the London Plan, with the strong commitment to set standards that go beyond those in national Building Regulations. " Ann-Marie Fallon, Passivhaus Trust Find out more: www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/det…
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Passive House Plus @phplus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you're planning a new build or an upgrade of your home, tell us your plans and you can get a free copy of the new issue of Passive House Plus* Click here if in the UK: passivehouseplus.co.uk/enquiry Or here if in Ireland: passivehouseplus.ie/enquiries *Physical copies for UK and Ireland only.
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Passive House Plus @phplus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The new issue of Passive House Plus is out now and available on our site for subscribers! Don't miss out and subscribe for your own copy at passive.ie #passivehouse #passivhaus #greenbuilding
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International Passive House Association (iPHA) @ipha.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📅 The iPHA Webinar schedule for the second half of 2026 is online! Our upcoming webinars offer plenty of opportunities to learn from experts and explore real-world applications. 👉 passivehouse.com/en/ipha/events/iph…
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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
They've made real progress on this in Scotland, lots to learn from www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/competitions...
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Scottish Equivalent to Passivhaus
The Passivhaus Trust is actively engaging with the Scottish construction industry to help define the Scottish Government's ambition for a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard. Read our FAQs ...
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International Passive House Association (iPHA) @ipha.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🏢 Can a building retrofit become a hub for training, innovation and education? Explore the Tavros Project, Athens’ first multi-family building pursuing EnerPHit Plus—and how it is supporting training and education for refugees, technicians, students and professionals. 🎥 ow.ly/oah450ZHH8H
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Vince Weseli @sustainablevue.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#PassiveHouse #Sustainability #Cincinnati
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B.PUBLIC Prefab @bpublicprefab.com · 01/09/2026
The venue for BS&Beer Bozeman has changed! Come chat high performance building with Mariana and JD on September 3rd at Bozeman Cohousing. More details here [zurl.co/XDtTF ] #prefab #passivehouse #buildingscience #bsandbeer #bozeman #highperformancebuild #panelized #builders #architects #designers
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Passivhaus Trust @passivhaustrust.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌤️ Did you see the BBC feature exploring Passivhaus summer comfort? A great explainer of how the Passivhaus methodology can help keep homes cooler in a heatwave. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5l3z7… Good Homes Alliance AECB International Passive House Association (iPHA)
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Could these alternative homes be the future in a hotter Britain?
The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Now that’s a good campaign! Peace and Quiet for All!
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
… to install quiet ERVs, his comment was: “Why worry? It’s only a rental!” The owner went with his choice. 60 dB in the apartment. Unacceptable. When the correct course is “Quiet for All!”)
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Quiet is an underrated feature of Passive House Windows well installed in a Passive House! Yet it’s one of the most remarked upon features that my Passive House clients report after having visitors. (Another story, but related: when I was trying to convince an HVAC guy that it’s important …
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Greengauge @greengaugebec.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"It's like a cocoon. It can be noisy outside and yet completely calm inside." Great article on Elm Grove Passivhaus social housing scheme in the latest edition of PH+ magazine. Greengauge was Passivhaus Consultant & M&E Designer on the project. ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/nailsea-passi…
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International Passive House Association (iPHA) @ipha.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌍 Join the UK Passivhaus Conference 2026 online or in London on 18 November! Early Bird rates are available until Friday, 4 September. Certified professionals can earn up to 21 PHI Credit Points with the Conference + Masterclass. Event organised by the Passivhaus Trust. 👉 ukphc.org.uk
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Very nice! I especially like the newish Clayton Heights Community Centre in Surrey, BC as well: www.surrey.ca/parks-recrea...
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Clayton Community Centre
Connecting community through arts, library, and recreation services.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Check out the 3000 meal cafeteria at the new Passive House certified student residence at the University of Victoria. As well as meeting envelope and ventilation standards, designers also measured kWh / meal, a novel new metric! www.uvic.ca/campusplanni...
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New Student Housing and Dining - University of Victoria
The Student Housing and Dining project encompasses two new buildings on campus, and is the largest capital project (over 32,000 m2 of gross floor area) in UVic’s history. The new ...
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Kate de Selincourt @katedes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Passivhaus services designers started doing this in schools a while ago, to save energy (and avoid the need for insane levels of ventilation) and catering staff have been delighted!
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An excellent video. All you need is 90 seconds. And you can learn how simple PassivHaus / Passive House really is.
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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
To cut emissions, Learn more about #PassiveHouse 👇 📺90-sec video vimeo.com/74294955 ✔️New construction Or ✔️Renovate, in phases
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Passive House Explained in 90 Seconds
Ever wondered if your heating or air conditioning in your house is really necessary? Passive House (Passivhaus) is a design approach to buildings that reduces the energy required drastically. This vid...
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MarkRoweLondon @markrowelondon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Have you seen SPAB’s Old House project? Grade I Listed, retrofitted to Passivhaus standard. www.spab.org.uk/campaigning/...
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Old House Project | The SPAB
St Andrew's Chapel, known as the Old House Project for the last seven years, demonstrates the practical ways in which older buildings can be sensitively repaired and new architectural features incorpo...
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 30/08/2026
If you’d like to buy a book on why it actually matters that these buildings are listed and why the restrictions are necessary and good, and why you can still put a heat pump and double glazing in a GII listed cottage even though it’s listed, Great because I’m writing it.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Yes. Plausible scenarios and practical steps to deal with them are always good. As well as being calmer and far less stressful!
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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
An exemplary project - still feels like utopia 7 years on.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump builds a Trump Tower, dwarfing the White House in scale, on the White House lawns. And U.S. citizens allow it to happen. It’s the Trumpsberg Dynasty, a kingdom in his own mind…
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A wood stove? Plan for muskox dung burner…? But I suppose if you plant trees now, you will have a ready supply of firewood once they die under the new climate… “Future proofing.” A concept with many scenarios. Simply fascinating if it were thousands of years in the future. Less when change is now.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Like an AMOC shutdown…
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BBC NEWS @bbcnewsunofficial.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
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The Journal of Architecture @thejoa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📢 A systematic investigation into the adoption of the Passivhaus standard to support sustainable design teaching curriculum - New paper by Renata Tubelo, Frans Kruger, and Claire Largan www.tandfonline.com/...
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Woodknowledge Wales @woodknowledgewales.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interested in how to build a Passivhaus? PYC Construction is hosting an Open Day on 9th September in Bala, North Wales. The event will explore how to build a Passivhaus with the team behind Ty Du. #Passivhaus #EcoBuild #SelfBuild #SustainableArchitecture #LowEnergyHouse
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Greengauge @greengaugebec.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🗞️ Our August newsletter is OUT NOW! Policy progress - Passivhaus Premium education centre - Historic England case study - Passivhaus costs - Carbon literacy for domestic retrofit & much more! ow.ly/XPsh50ZBqJm Ecospheric Passivhaus Trust Ellora Coupe Cypren
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Passive House Plus @phplus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In October 2019, Norwich City Council’s Goldsmith Street development became the 1st #passivehouse and #socialhousing project to win British architecture’s most coveted award, deemed “high-quality architecture in its purest, most environmentally and socially conscious form”. tinyurl.com/yh4r5v2h
Picture shows two children walking in front of a terraced row of homes with brick facades
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chuckdball.bsky.social @chuckdball.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We've done the same here in Newton Abbot, with 23 social rent Passivhaus Plus flats going up in the place of a similar number of parking spaces. Yet to be tested at an election, though!
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Passive House Canada @passivehousecan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
💫 Training just got more affordable! Looking to advance your Passive House skills?🏡 🛠️ Explore government funding programs and grants available across Canada to find out what financial support you could be eligible for. 🌱 Learn more here: buff.ly/TRql7Y8 #passivehouse #buildbetter
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#ClimateAction #Passivhaus @chayclimate.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
No need - you can retrofit it! Not just for newbuilds: www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/competitions...
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Passivhaus Retrofit
Did you watch Guy Martin's House Without Bills? Learn how Passivhaus retrofit upgrades homes to deliver low running costs, comfort and health. Find guides, projects & expert pathways.
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Greengauge @greengaugebec.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🤔 Are you looking for Passivhaus Design, Certification & Building Services? We offer a range of services for Passivhaus projects - from one-off selfbuilds to large-scale social housing, schools and community centres. ggbec.co.uk/what-we-do/passivhaus-c…
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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We live in a passivhaus, have one small A2A minisplit doing space heating/ cooling and a heat pump water cylinder. Works well.
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Passive House Plus @phplus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
From compliance to performance: reflections from Essen Niall Crosson, group technical director at Ecological Building Systems, summarises the 28th International Passive House Conference which marked the 35th anniversary of the first #passivehouse. Read more at: lnkd.in/d9AHCV6n
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
…insulated without regard to air tightness and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery). Also, when upgrading individual components, use an envelope first approach, and then look at the mechanicals. This way both wrongly sized and constantly running (or short cycling if over sized) can be avoided.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Anyone can do this, if you’re already familiar with your building. EnerPHit planning can bring on board the building science expertise you need to schedule work to capitalize on health and comfort benefits as you go, avoiding expensive mistakes (such as occurred when many UK houses were heavily…
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The key is to go over your building, looking at the major components, and see when they need either lots of expensive maintenance, or replacement, and then stage retrofits to suit that schedule. This is the procedure an EnerPHit plan provides, up front, but it’s also a pretty simple planning tool.
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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Passive house design🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽 Requires buildings to perform well how we achieve that Varies by Heat/cool zone PH 📺Explained in 90 sec 👇 vimeo.com/74294955 🇲🇽housing 🇺🇸Duluth, MN 2’ thick wall insulated Mostly south-facing 🪟 winter sun heats brick 🌞🧱 🥵flooring 18” deep awning 🆒 Shady summer Heatpump
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yes. But the initial problem is the use of the term “air conditioner” for heat pumps that only provide cooling. So: heat pumps for cooling and heating? Maybe simply 2-way heat pumps, like you suggest, is simply easier.
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Inactive Participant 🐸 @inactiveparti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Anymouse🗿 @anymouse84.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
That's a load of rubbish. A wind turbine produces more energy than it takes to make it, transport it, construct it & decommission it, in just 6 months. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
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Wind turbine payback: Environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines
Researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines mooted for a large wind farm in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. They conclude that in terms of cumulative ene...
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mpmrfee @mpmrfee.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This quote… “I find it fascinating that everyone's idea of Heaven is untouched paradise with crystal clear waters, clean air full of birdsong, lush forests teeming with wildlife and a utopia society where nobody goes hungry. But if you suggest we try to do that on Earth people think you're evil.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Track your expenses to run the hybrid, fuel and repairs. Track also used EV prices. Talk to people who own EVs. Next time you go to buy a used car you will be better able to make an actual affordable decision.
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
…plug to operate induction stove top, and has a battery in board to fire up the oven. That and load management allow for electrifying homes without expensive service upgrades. Even more so with EVs and heat pumps. Cool!
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
…and keep the savings themselves, only buying power when needed. Also: look at phase change hot water, load switching, and power management within the home to optimize solar and lead to even better savings… Lots of new tech solidifying as time moves on. You can even get a stove that only needs 120v…
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kevin @ think | design | consult @thinkph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Solar plus batteries - systems are getting cheaper by the day. The key is finding installers who pass the savings on to clients, instead of inflating prices and keeping savings for themselves. Solar plus batteries also allow homeowners to ignore the lousy price utilities are offering to buy power…
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Máirtín Ó Loċlainn @mr--mo.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
energysavingtrust.org.uk/passivhaus-w... You end up going in this direction
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What is Passivhaus? The gold standard in energy efficiency
Passivhaus refers to buildings created to rigorous energy efficient design standards so that they maintain an almost constant temperature.
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