One pioneering Scottish affordable housing project shows that with a little resolve, adversity can lead to triumph.

Stop Climate Chaos publicly pressed Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien to publish the 2026 Climate Action Plan, which remains unreleased despite the year being nearly over, with a rally at the Dáil ...

The Central Bank of Ireland has revised down its forecast for new home completions, cutting its 2026 projection from 40,000 to 39,500, with 1,000 fewer completions also expected in each of 2027 and ...

Social housing may have finally come of age. Three years ago Dublin City Council & Séan Harrington Architects built the ...

Calculated space heating cost: £259/month for the whole building. (see 'In detail' panel for full breakdown) A terrace of six Victorian houses on Portugal Street sits a short walk from St John's ...

A new study suggests the biggest barriers to greener construction are not material scarcity but systems and policy. Want immediate access to all back issues of Passive House Plus and exclusive extra ...

The Government has approved revisions to the general scheme of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, clearing the way for a regulatory framework intended to accelerate the ...

Window and door sealant tape specialist ISO-Chemie is investing further in supporting the house building sector with a new exhibition at a showroom dedicated to passive house principles, sustainable ...

Contrary to popular belief, passive house isn’t about maximisation of passive solar gains. It’s about optimisation, balancing free winter heat with avoiding summer overheating. But on a site that ...

As summers get hotter and air conditioning becomes more common, the question is no longer just how well buildings perform in a heatwave — it is how people will actually use them. Dr Huda Elsherif, ...

One of the largest non-domestic passive house retrofits yet attempted in the UK, the £100 million Firoz Lalji Global Hub for the London School of Economics (LSE), will be the subject of a dedicated ...