Milestone in Waterfall
A dreary day in Cork but nevertheless a milestone date as the windows get installed in our Waterfall Passive House, another fantastic installation by Rational Windows!
Latest Passive House begins..
Preparation for the insulated raft foundation has been progressing on our latest Passive House to begin on site in Waterfall, Co. Cork. Kore's insulated foundation system, EcoTimberSystems prefabricated timber frame, Rationel's triple glazed Auraplus windows, combined with WMA's Passive House design
Our newest nearly completed passive house -the story so far….
Situated alongside the coast, this, our newest and nearly completed passive house, actively engages and enjoys its surroundings. The design celebrates breath-taking coastal views whilst sitting comfortably within the rugged West Cork landscape. The preliminary assessments of this contemporary take on
Airtest at Cork Harbor PH
This once a dream now well on the way to completion achieved a n50 of 0.5ac/h in air test today! #passivehousedesign comes in all shapes and sizes. GGBS 50% concrete, hemp combo jute insulation, woodfibre all helping to reduce embodied carbon.
Your link to view the ‘PassivHaus Performance in a Temperate Coastal Climate’ webinar
If you missed the live webinar on June 17th, 2021, where John gave his findings on the performance of Passivhaus in temperate coastal climates, we are delighted to share with you the link to this presentation, courtesy of PHAI. In
PHAI webinar on June 17th, 2021 ‘Passivhaus performance in a temperate coastal climate’ by John Morehead
Looking at how differing strategies are employed to respond to wild and temperate coastal contextsJohn Morehead will be giving a presentation on June 17th, 2021 on his findings on the performance of Passivhaus in temperate coastal climates. As a hugely
Basements in Low Energy Buildings
Issue 36 of Passive House Plus featured an article by John Morehead on the dangers of basements in low energy buildings, and the keys issues to avoid moisture and heating issues.
International Passive House Open Day, November 8th and 9th, 2019
It's that time of year again, when our wonderful Passive House owners generously open their doors to a limited number of registered visitors to experience, first hand, the unsurpassed comfort levels that passive house brings and to see how we
Ahead of nZEB
Happy New Year and welcome to 2019 and #nZEB! Since 1st January, applicable to all new buildings, owned or occupied by the Public Sector, the new nZEB requirements become applicable to all new domestic projects after 1st April 2019. It is
HPI – a great new standard to benchmark your new home
It is nice to be in the INNOVATION category, which we achieved when our Cork City Passive House, which exceeded nZEB, was awarded the first ever HPI Gold certification! A good HPI rating is not hard to get - all you
