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The Good Building Book is on general release and not, as some friends assumed, posted out by me or Jon from a dusty box under the bed! It is a bit cheaper from the big on-line companies that I won t Continue reading The post The Good Building Book support your local bookshop! appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
It has been a long haul but the book that Jon Broome and I have been writing for some years now has finally gone to print and should be on the shelves by January 2026. We have been slightly embarrassed Continue reading The post The Good Building Book is at the Printers. appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
It is a long time since I updated this website or posted a blog but plenty has been happening. Regular local housing jobs, self-builds and retrofits, a few large non domestic Passivhaus building projects and a steady stream of archive Continue reading The post Passivhaus Training in high performance building design with Coaction appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
For a range of courses all taught by experienced professionals with a wide range of backgrounds please see the Coaction website. The post Passivhaus Designer Course and Exam appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
New Zealand Passivhaus Conference and Study Tour I am just back from two weeks in New Zealand where I was very honoured to be invited to speak at the first South Pacific Passivhaus Conference. As well as local presenters, I shared Continue reading The post The First South Pacific Passive House Conference Trade Show appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
I am very flattered and excited to be invited back to the US for the second time in a year. This time it is to speak at the 2014 North American Passive House Network Conference in Portland Maine. I m really looking Continue reading The post North American Passive House Network Conference 2014 appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
Passivhaus Training Passivhaus is rapidly becoming an essential skill for architects and consultants. The AECB CarbonLite course is delivered by highly experienced professionals, and leads to international accreditation as a Certified Passivhaus Designer or Consultant. Whilst the focus is on the Continue reading The post Passivhaus Designer Course London, Bristol Plymouth appeared first on…
I will be at ecobuild this year and am looking forward to chairing what promisses be an excellent session on Passivhaus and low energy retrofit. The Passivhaus seminar stream is put together by the Passivhaus Trust and in previous years Continue reading The post Excellent Free Passivhaus Seminars at Ecobuild appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
The AECB annual conference is a real highlight in many a green building professional s diary. Conference is a bit of a misnomer as it conjures up images of shiny suits and dreary presentations in lacklustre venues or expensive conference centres. Continue reading The post AECB Conference 2013 appeared first on Elemental Solutions .
As part of the Sunday excursion at the 2013 International Passivhaus Conference my tour visited four projects including this very nice passivhaus school complex. The school was designed by Baufrösche Architekten (Building Frogs Architects) and completed in 2010 at a Continue reading The post Valentin-Senger-Straße Passivhaus School Complex, Frankfurt appeared first on Elemental Solutions .