# How Long Does a Passive House Take to Build Compared to a Standard Home Building a Passivhaus doesn’t just mean thicker insulation and triple-glazed windows. It means accepting that…
# What Building Regulations Apply to Straw Bale Construction in the UK I’ll be honest, when I first started looking into straw bale construction about eight years ago, I assumed…
I’ve spent fifteen years managing commercial building systems before moving into sustainability consultancy, and I can tell you this: when procurement teams start asking me about passive house standards for…
# Belfast’s First Passive House Bungalow and What It Cost to Build I’ve been following the passive house movement for years, watching it slowly creep across Europe and wondering when…
Here’s the thing about passive buildings in Poland: most people think they’re a nice idea that might work in Germany’s mild climate, but surely not in the industrial heartland of…
# How to Write a Self Build Project Plan for a Natural Material Home After watching dozens of natural material self-builds go spectacularly over budget and beyond deadline, I can…
# MVHR Systems and How Mechanical Ventilation With Heat Recovery Works I remember the first time a client asked me about MVHR systems. She was living in a new build…
I remember the first time someone told me about Findhorn Ecovillage. A colleague mentioned a Scottish community that had been running successfully on renewable energy and ecological principles for decades.…
**ReGen Villages Netherlands: When Silicon Valley Meets Dutch Polder Dreams** Look, I’ll admit it upfront. When I first heard about ReGen Villages back in 2015, I rolled my eyes so…
# How to Make Your Existing Home More Sustainable Without a Full Renovation > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > You don’t need to gut your home to make it substantially…