On this week: Passivhaus @ COP26

18 OCT – 12 NOV

07:00

Glasgow

COP-runs

Love architecture, running, and early starts? These tours are for you. Join PHT member John Gilbert Architects for breakfast running tours around Glasgow. Discover how the city is changing to meet the ambitions of the COP26 conference.

31 OCT – 12 NOV

Online

Build Better Now - Virtual Pavilion

4 of the 17 pioneering case studies having a positive impact on people’s lives are Passivhaus:

• UEA Enterprise Centre, Norwich UK: constructed using natural local materials -UK university building utilising thatch and reed.

• Niddrie Road, Glasgow UK: Government-funded research into retrofitting Scotland’s iconic but hard-to-heat tenement homes

• Monash University, Melbourne Australia:  the largest Certified Passivhaus building in the Southern hemisphere in Australia

• Ngā Kāinga Anamata, Auckland, New Zealand: a sustainability-innovation social housing pilot programme for the New Zealand Government - its name means "Homes of the Future" in te reo Māori

04 NOV

12:00

Online

Sustainable city regions: how can we enable zero-carbon living at scale?

As part of the Build Better Now Pavilion, this event is organised by Bioregional, Good Homes Alliance, & Passivhaus Trust. Using inspirational global case studies from leading city region, the interactive session will enable policy makers, community groups and development professionals to learn from other City leaders who have helped to create exemplar built-environment projects. 

04 NOV

13:15

Lomond Auditorium, Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, UK & Online

Climate-neutral housing - Decarbonizing the housing stock in an inclusive & affordable way

This hybrid event will delve into the sustainable solutions presented in the #Housing 2030 report, presenting ways in which to develop an inclusive and affordable transition to net-zero within the housing sector. With the support of the City Government of Glasgow, this event will be held by #Housing2030 partner organisations: Housing Europe, UNECE, UN-Habitat, alongside UNEP, OHCHR.

05 NOV

13:00

Online

Efficiency: The First Renewable Energy 

Join this hour-long webinar highlighting the global achievements of the Efficiency First Campaign, as well as plans for the future. Part of COP26 digital EU Pavilion. Organised by the International Passive House Association (iPHA).

05 – 07 NOV

International hybrid events

Passivhaus Open Days

After the success of the first digital International Passivhaus Open Days in 2020, and due to the continuing COVID19 restrictions around the world, the 2021 Open Days will remain a hybrid event, with site tours, Q&As, panel discussions and more taking place in-person or online depending on the region and current COVID-19 status.