Passivhaus Trust

The Scottish Government has laid amendments to the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations to enable the implementation of the Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard and unveiled the timetable for its introduction.

Stewart Macleod, managing director of the property business within AtkinsRéalis, outlines the importance of responding to the Scottish Government's policy consultation on a Passivhaus equivalent standard. The Scottish Government’s Passivhaus equivalent policy is currently out for consul

The pilot version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) has been released. Its launch is the culmination of collaboration from experts across the UK Built Environment Industry.  The Pilot Version of the Standard enables industry to robustly prove their built assets are net zero

The Scottish Government has launched its consultation on the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy.

With the consultation on the Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard expected to begin shortly, Kate de Selincourt from the UK Passivhaus Trust shares what it could deliver in terms of health. Scotland has big problems with public health. The life expectancy at birth is the lowest in the

The Passivhaus Trust is calling on the Scottish Government to hold fast against housebuilders' calls to "pause and review" its proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent policy.

Ahead of the Scottish Government's proposal to introduce design standards for all new build housing to meet a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard going out to consultation, the Passivhaus Trust has set out its key recommendations for how the policy could be delivered.

A recent MSP reception was held at the Scottish Parliament aimed at exploring the next steps for the proposed Scottish Passivhaus equivalent legislation. Sponsored by Alex Rowley MSP, the reception on 28 February was attended by MSPs from across the political spectrum, including minister for housing

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), in collaboration with Coaction Training CIC (formerly known as Carbonlite), has announced a new training initiative aimed at revolutionising the construction industry's approach to sustainable building.

A striking Scottish architectural gem hidden in the rural Highlands has been shortlisted in the 2023 UK Passivhaus Awards.

Renfrewshire Council is to embark on a major new social housing retrofit programme that will see up to 3,500 local authority dwellings renovated to either Enerphit or the AECB Retrofit Standard over the next four years.

Duncan Smith has joined the Passivhaus Trust (PHT) as director of operations and external affairs in a joint role with the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB). The role will help explore and develop the synergies of the PHT and AECB's common agenda, whilst maintaining the

Edinburgh Napier University supports launch of a competition challenging students across the UK to design an exemplary net zero community centre using timber.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has announced the launch of its new £450,000 Low Carbon Learning programme, the UK’s first ever training course designed to equip construction workers with the skills to retrofit buildings for a low carbon future.

Building work has started on three family-sized passivhaus certified homes in the village of Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway.