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Tag: Passive House

Posted inHousing

Inside a green builder’s dream home

by Poppy Johnston 24 November 202124 November 2021
passive house new york
Posted inConstruction & Development

Passive House – the long form debate, point by point

by The Passive House Debate 23 March 202125 March 2021
Posted inHousing

This rammed earth, Passive House home is in a community bound by sustainability

by Poppy Johnston 12 November 20207 December 2020
Gillies hall univeristy
Posted inConstruction & Development

Gillies Hall: The star of Monash University’s electrifying net zero plans

by Poppy Johnston 20 October 20207 December 2020
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Clare Parry: “Now that I live in a Passive House, I never want to move”

by Poppy Johnston and Tina Perinotto 16 July 202012 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Is prefab the answer to pricey Passive House builds?

by Poppy Johnston 26 May 202026 May 2020
Posted inArticles

Europe is shooting for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings; leaving Oz behind

by John Moynihan, Ecolateral 20 February 202021 February 2020
prosters
Posted inArchitecture

So you’ve declared a climate emergency? Now architects need to walk the talk

by Andy Marlow, Envirotecture 11 February 202028 February 2020
Posted inArticles

The Fern finds a Passive House market and sells for $10 million

by Tina Perinotto 30 January 202014 February 2020
George Street, Sydney smoke
Posted inArticles

Why our HVAC and buildings can’t always keep us safe

by Willow Aliento 12 December 201916 December 2019
Bicester eco-town
Posted inArticles

England’s first new garden town in 100 years is blossoming

by David Thorpe 5 November 2019
Posted inArchitecture

Passivhaus social housing project wins Stirling Prize for architecture

by David Thorpe 16 October 2019
Gillies Hall
Posted inArticles

Passive House celebrated at Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards

by Poppy Johnston 15 October 2019
Posted inConstruction & Development

Passivhaus could be about to hit the mainstream

by David Thorpe 1 October 20193 October 2019
Posted inEvents

Sustainable House Day: meet the trend setters and zero-heroes

by Willow Aliento 10 September 201911 September 2019
passive house exterior trees, Thornleigh
Posted inArticles

NSW gets its first Certified Passive House homes

by Poppy Johnston 27 August 201928 August 2019
Posted inRating tools

Passive house schools could give NSW students the edge – and cost less to run

by Poppy Johnston 1 August 2019
Concrete a key component of Australia’s first Passive House apartment building
Posted inMaterials

Concrete a key component of Australia’s first Passive House apartment building

by Sponsored: Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia 6 June 201911 June 2019
Posted inIn partnership with Monash University, Universities and Education, Victoria

Monash delivers biggest passive house building

by The Fifth Estate 29 May 2019
Passive house debate heats up with Ice Box Challenge 
Posted inEvent News

Passive house debate heats up with Ice Box Challenge 

by The Fifth Estate 26 February 201927 February 2019
passive house design
Posted inHousing

Passive House and three deep dives: Phil Harris, Erwin Boermans, Daniel Kress

by Julia Grove 21 February 20197 February 2022
Karuna House
Posted inSpinifex

The case for passive homes as a national standard

by Nick Lane, Passive Place 14 February 20191 March 2019
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On why avocados are looking so good

by The Fifth Estate - our view 7 February 201911 February 2019
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Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Passive House appoints CEO and spreads its wings, beyond residential

by Tina Perinotto 5 February 20198 February 2019
Passive House business Hütt Homes jumps onto new crowd funding platform
Posted inConstruction & Development

Passive House business Hütt Homes jumps onto new crowd funding platform

by Tina Perinotto 22 November 201829 January 2019
Posted inArchitecture

Fantastic TFE reader offer: $200 discount to Certified Passive House Institute Designer course, Perth or Sydney

by The Fifth Estate 13 November 201815 November 2018
Posted inJobs News

Australian Passive House Association: Chief Executive Officer

by Advertisement 30 October 201831 October 2018
Mt Gambier limestone, John Wardell Architects
Posted inHousing

John Wardle-designed Passive House in Mt Gambier limestone

by Kylie Mills and Shanice Sime, Australian Passive House Association 25 September 201828 September 2018
passivhaus design
Posted inHousing

Passivhaus is affordable and effective, why isn’t it legislated?

by Nick Lane, PassivePlace 20 September 201821 September 2018
passive house
Posted inArchitecture

Why I want to live in a passive house

by Kylie Mills, BluKube Architecture 17 July 20182 August 2018

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