I’ll be honest, when I first saw One Central Park rising from Sydney’s skyline in 2014, I thought someone had made a spectacular mistake. Here was this towering residential complex…
# Thermal Bridge Free Design and Why It Matters More Than Insulation Thickness I spent three years thinking I understood insulation. Thick was good, thicker was better, and if I…
I first encountered the Aeropolis II building during a 2012 research trip through Brussels, hunting down early examples of large-scale passive house implementation. What struck me wasn’t just the size…
# The Top 10 Passive House Projects That Actually Changed Everything: Our Crew’s Definitive Ranking Right, we finally sat down and had it out. Took us four sessions, several heated…
# Mortgage Options for Eco Built Homes and What Lenders Will Accept Getting a mortgage for an eco built home isn’t quite the same as buying a standard brick and…
# How to Install and Maintain a Green Roof in the UK > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > Green roofs aren’t as complicated as they look, but they’re not something…
There’s something deeply satisfying about watching an industry myth get demolished by actual performance data. For years, sceptics claimed Passive House standards were too rigid for anything beyond single family…
I remember the exact moment I decided I wanted to build my own version of Simon Dale’s hobbit house. It was 2009, I’d just seen the photos online for the…
# Ko Bögen II Düsseldorf and Europe’s Largest Green Façade I’ve spent years telling clients that green façades are the future of urban design, but honestly, I was getting tired…
# Airtightness Testing Explained and How to Hit Passive House Standards Getting a building properly airtight isn’t just about ticking compliance boxes. It’s about creating spaces that actually work for…