Passivhaus need not be intimidating– it’s simply a shift in state of mind
Jon Bootland is president of the Passivhaus Trust, which promotes the adoption of the worldwide Passivhaus eco-design requirement in the UK
Passivhaus is on the increase in the UK, with the Scottish Government establishing a Passivhaus-equivalent policy for the energy effectiveness of new-build real estate, and regional authorities and social real estate suppliers likewise pursuing massive jobs, consisting of schools, real estate and even pool.
"The feedback is that specialists are not discovering the switch to Passivhaus as challenging as they anticipated"
Passivhaus jobs need much better requirements of onsite quality control than normal builds. Specialists tendering for such plans for the very first time may discover the possibility intimidating. The feedback the Passivhaus Trust is get...