The adoption of Passivhaus throughout the UK is growing rapidly and the Passivhaus Trust’s new project map is intended to showcase the incredible amount of Passivhaus activity happening throughout the country.
The new project map showcases complete and certified Passivhaus and EnerPHit projects that we know of throughout the UK, as well as some large scale social housing schemes in development.
From schools to social housing, new build to retrofit and rural to urban self-builds, the map aims to put a pin in all the UK Passivhaus and EnerPHit projects to give inspiration and knowledge to others considering a Passivhaus development.
The "Passivhaus" and "EnerPHit" energy standard for buildings are defined by the Passive House Institute.
The Standard's objective is to ensure that, in particular, the following specific building characteristics are an inherant characteristic of any Passivhaus or EnerPHit project:
- year-round comfortable and healthy indoor conditions
- an extremely high level of energy efficiency (as a prerequisite for cost-effective operation and climate protection)
- a high level of user satisfaction
