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Award-winning Larsen Truss wall system features SMARTPLY AIRTIGHT
|Date: 22 January, 2025

Award-winning Larsen Truss wall system features SMARTPLY AIRTIGHT
Timber Innovations, experts in timber frame and structural insulated panel (SIP) construction, used SMART ...
Timber Innovations, experts in timber frame and structural insulated panel (SIP) construction, used SMARTPLY AIRTIGHT for the Duck End Barns Passivhaus project in Cambridgeshire. This five-bedroom hom ...
22 January, 2025
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Only 3% of England’s houses are highly energy-efficient
|Date: 28 December, 2024

Only 3% of England’s houses are highly energy-efficient
As energy costs continue to rise, Passivhaus construction provides a promising solution  Only 3% of Engl ...
As energy costs continue to rise, Passivhaus construction provides a promising solution  Only 3% of England’s houses are highly energy-efficient: Why aren’t developers embracing sustainable construct ...
28 December, 2024
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NHBC Foundation releases new report
|Date: 14 August, 2024

NHBC Foundation releases new report
The NHBC Foundation has published a new report; The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new ho ...
The NHBC Foundation has published a new report; The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes, a follow-up to research it undertook more than ten years ago. Examining whether Passivhaus ...
14 August, 2024
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SuperFOIL unpacks the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 9 February, 2024

SuperFOIL unpacks the Future Homes Standard
Will Bown, Managing Director of SuperFOIL, examines government proposals for the Future Homes Standard, a ...
Will Bown, Managing Director of SuperFOIL, examines government proposals for the Future Homes Standard, and what they mean for the country. The Future Homes Standard is utterly unsuited to the scale o ...
9 February, 2024
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Talking with Vent-Axia about the growing importance of MVHR
|Date: 7 February, 2024

Talking with Vent-Axia about the growing importance of MVHR
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) is poised to become an integral component of modern ener ...
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) is poised to become an integral component of modern energy-efficient new builds. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at the latest units from Vent-A ...
7 February, 2024
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