Passivhaus News
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Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards: Product finalist - LAMILUX Glass Skylight FE Passivhaus
The LAMILUX Glass Skylight FE Passivhaus combines advanced thermal efficiency, Passivhaus certification and attractive design options in various sizes and configurations – fixed, operable and smoke vent. With its sustainability credentials backed up by a third-party verified Environmental Product Declaration, the Glass Skylight FE Passivhaus provides a high quality and reliable solution for a product type often troubled by leaks and maintenance issues.
14th May 2025
Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards: Small project finalist: Abhainn Passivhaus
Small project finalist in the 2025 Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards. Abhainn is a development of three detached dwellings that are not only certified to the Passivhaus Classic standard, but which also have low embodied carbon emissions meeting RIBA 2030 metrics. The homes comply with the exacting Gold higher level of sustainability in Section 7 of the Scottish Technical Standards.
14th May 2025
Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards: Small project finalist: The Seed
Small project finalist in the 2025 Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards. Replacing a derelict building, The Seed is a co-living home for two households in a woodland garden near Dundee. The home is almost entirely timber and meets both Passivhaus Classic standard and RIBA 2030 embodied carbon requirements. It offers a shining example of how Passivhaus can work in locations with difficult site constraints and restricted solar gain.
14th May 2025
Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards: Small project finalist: Long Four Acres
Small project finalist in the 2025 Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards. Long Four Acres is a two storey detached self-build in South Norfolk that has been modelled in PHPP and designed, but not certified, to the Passivhaus Plus standard. While airtightness of 0.8 ach @ 50 Pa was just shy of Passivhaus criteria (0.6 ach @ 50 Pa) the building performance in practice aligns closely with PHPP Passivhaus Plus expectations.
14th May 2025
Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards: Retrofit finalist: Niddrie Road
Retrofit finalist in the 2025 Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards. Niddrie Road is a deep retrofit of a Glasgow social housing pre-1919 sandstone tenement. The project was modelled in PHPP and designed, but not certified, to the EnerPHit standard with high levels of insulation & airtightness combined with new heating & ventilation systems. Building performance monitoring shows drastically reduced energy bills with up to 90% savings, while optimising occupant health and comfort.
