Progress in Waterfall..
Our latest Passive House has been progressing over the summer months with the erection of the timber frame structure almost complete! Windows to follow in the coming weeks and the project will be weathertight in advance of the winter.
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.
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
Pier House starts on site…
COVID-19 restrictions delayed this project from starting on site but we are delighted that our new A1 rated, Passive House in West Cork has now commenced and we look forward to keeping everyone up to date during the build! The existing
Our latest Passive House in Cork Harbour…..
Our latest Passive House dwelling commenced on site back in May, following Lockdown 1.0. Set into a hill overlooking Cork Harbour, the highly insulated ground floor slab was poured before Christmas, and we are all looking forward to getting back on site
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
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
In Search of the Sun
International recognition with another feature - In Search of the Sun - in the beautiful aZero Publication, Spring 2018 edition. We have just received a copy of the beautiful Italian magazine aZero,