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
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.
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
Check out the new Passive House+ Magazine’s, Marketplace+ directory
Passive House Plus Magazine have a new online directory called the Marketplace+, with a listing of Passive House Designers and other professionals and trades, specialising in Passive House construction.
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
Full House at Passive House Briefing
We would like to thank everyone who attended yesterday evening's latest Passive House Briefing at the Architecture Factory, Cork
Hot off the press, Home&Build features our HPI Gold Certifed Passive House! ☺
Our HPI Gold certified Passive House is featured on and in the latest issue of Home & Build - Go to our 'Publications' page on our website to access the article or click HERE. You can also see more about this