Category: Opinion

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Passivhaus – what’s stopping us?

Cloudy sky

The Discomfort in the Room

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The Science of the Art of Stoßlüften

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The Rain in Spain….

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In 2099, it Never Rains, but it Pours

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It’s Just Passivhaus, Ain’t it?

Building Physics

Passivhaus Doesn’t Care About Materials

In Defence of Fabric

As the grid gets greener and the case for heat pumps as a decarbonisation silver bullet is increasingly compelling, questions are starting to be asked about how far we need to go with retrofitting building fabric – or whether we need to improve fabric at all. We ignore fabric at our peril, warns Toby Cambray

A New Energy Policy: Give to the Frugal, Take from the Profligate

This year winter didn’t get the memo, and we seem to proceed directly from non-stop rain storms to glorious sunshine; perhaps a sign and a symptom of the changing climate.

Flash Floods and Porous Materials