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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week

Jay Fox
Jay Fox
– March 08, 2021

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Here’s a roundup of last week’s top Passive House tweets!

In celebration of Women’s History Month, RIBA shared a four-part lecture series on women who served as pioneers in architecture.

Passivhaus Trust and Architects Climate Action Network are holding a myth-busting session on Thursday, March 11.

The Stirling Society of Architects is holding a Sustainability CPD Series, which kicks off with an Intro to Passivhaus this Friday, March 12.

Enhabit shared some images of project in South London where they provided mechanical services design, solar thermal, and MVHR while collaborating with the Oval Partners.

Passive House owners in Ireland pay an average of only €150 per year in electric bills. Meanwhile, the average Irish home may pay around €700 or even over €1200 over the same period.

The Guardian featured several Passivhaus homes in their new article surrounding eco-homes in the UK’s shift to zero-carbon.

An article published on RIBA’s site asks, “Will architects without Passivhaus knowledge get left behind?”

A project involving 18 council homes in Cambridge designed by PTE Architects will be built to Passivhaus standards and constructed off-site by Hill Partnership.

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Jay Fox
Jay Fox
Jay Fox is a writer and musician based in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in Crain's New York, Salon, Stay Thirsty Magazine, Aethlon, and…

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