The building can accommodate up to 852 students and features courtyard gardens, a cinema room, a gym, and a fantastic view of ...

Passive houses, also known as "Passivhaus", represent a construction model that integrates energy efficiency, comfort and ...

They have bought part of a 17th century schoolhouse for £215,000 and are adding triple glazing, a heat pump, solar panels, a ...

Early in his career, Douglas lived and worked in Germany, where many elements of Passive House construction—exterior insulation, airtightness, high-performing windows—were already standard in ...

Stephen Field grew up in Arizona and California with Philadelphia only distantly on his radar. But after his sister went to Bryn Mawr College in the 1980s, he thought he’d give the East Coast a look.

See below for Richard’s top green building tips. The Passivhaus design system makes clever use of materials, ventilation, insulation and other non-mechanical approaches to create ultra ...

Plans to use 100 per cent wood fibre insulation in walls and roofs had to alter after ... cent renewable energy from the grid via a unique tariff focused on wind power. A Passivhaus design, with a ...

At Knauf Insulation, we endeavour to meet the highest regional and international standards for our products. Our Glasswool insulation products have received passive fire certification with ...

AIM – Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing has introduced a new CPD module for architects and specifiers looking at cavity barriers in rainscreen cladding. The one-hour module covers Passive Fire ...