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Why aren’t developers embracing sustainable construction standards?

|Date: 27 Jan 2025

Why aren’t developers embracing sustainable construction standards?

Only 3% of England’s houses are highly energy-efficient: Why aren’t developers embracing sustainable cons ...

Only 3% of England’s houses are highly energy-efficient: Why aren’t developers embracing sustainable construction standards? As energy costs continue to rise, Passivhaus construction provides a promi ...

27 Jan 2025
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Metis Homes completes £5m Meon View development in South Downs National Park

|Date: 08 Dec 2022

Metis Homes completes £5m Meon View development in South Downs National Park

Metis Homes is concluding the 15-month build programme for the £5m Meon View development, which has deliv ...

Metis Homes is concluding the 15-month build programme for the £5m Meon View development, which has delivered 10 eco-efficient homes to the historic village of West Meon in Hampshire – within the Sout ...

08 Dec 2022
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Properties at New Elivia Homes Development to meet International Passivhaus Standard

|Date: 03 Nov 2022

Properties at New Elivia Homes Development to meet International Passivhaus Standard

Elivia Homes has started work on a collection of sustainable properties in the West Sussex village of Fit ...

Elivia Homes has started work on a collection of sustainable properties in the West Sussex village of Fittleworth, including a range of homes that will meet the Passivhaus standard for energy efficien ...

03 Nov 2022
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FramePro W1 chosen for Passivhaus Plus housing project in Cardiff

|Date: 24 May 2022

FramePro W1 chosen for Passivhaus Plus housing project in Cardiff

The FramePro W1 air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group has been chosen for a new modular Passivhaus ...

The FramePro W1 air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group has been chosen for a new modular Passivhaus Plus housing project in Cardiff. The project has been designed by Beattie Passive using its aw ...

24 May 2022
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£6.9m Passivhaus development gets underway In Fife

|Date: 12 Apr 2022

£6.9m Passivhaus development gets underway In Fife

Kingdom Housing Association has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent in Gauldr ...

Kingdom Housing Association has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent in Gauldry. The properties will all be built to Passivhaus and Net-Zero Carbon standards, making this Ki ...

12 Apr 2022
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First social housing Passivhaus scheme handed over in Powys

|Date: 06 May 2021

First social housing Passivhaus scheme handed over in Powys

The first ever social housing scheme in Powys to reach Passivhaus standard has been completed. Pave Aways ...

The first ever social housing scheme in Powys to reach Passivhaus standard has been completed. Pave Aways Building Contractors has handed over the seven energy efficient homes in a £1.3m development i ...

06 May 2021
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Passivhaus training to support drive for net-zero

|Date: 15 Apr 2021

Passivhaus training to support drive for net-zero

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a new initiative to train construction sector ...

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a new initiative to train construction sector professionals in Passivhaus standards – a world-renowned approach to the design and constructi ...

15 Apr 2021
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Fife planning consent given to Kingdom Housing Association

|Date: 30 Mar 2021

Fife planning consent given to Kingdom Housing Association

Kingdom Housing Association has received planning consent for the construction of 30 new eco-friendly Pas ...

Kingdom Housing Association has received planning consent for the construction of 30 new eco-friendly Passivhaus homes in Gauldry, Fife. Welcoming Fife Council’s decision, Kingdom chief executive Bi ...

30 Mar 2021
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Cannock Mill Co-housing project | Rendering a community

|Date: 26 Feb 2021

Cannock Mill Co-housing project | Rendering a community

“Cannock Mill is all about building a sustainable community,” says Anne Thorne, founder and architect at ...

“Cannock Mill is all about building a sustainable community,” says Anne Thorne, founder and architect at Anne Thorne Architects (ATA). “We wanted to create natural, energy efficient and, most importan ...

26 Feb 2021
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InsideOut and Gold Property Developments win Best Sustainable Development at this year’s WhatHouse Awards

|Date: 09 Dec 2020

InsideOut and Gold Property Developments win Best Sustainable Development at this year’s WhatHouse Awards

InsideOut and Gold Property Developments won a gold award for Best Sustainable Development at the 2020 Wh ...

InsideOut and Gold Property Developments won a gold award for Best Sustainable Development at the 2020 WhatHouse Awards, for its Fairbrook Grove – A Passivhaus Woodland Community, a 14 unit Passivhaus ...

09 Dec 2020
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