Component award proves Passive House windows profitable

The winners of the first ever Passive House Component Award have been selected and a total of twelve Passive House windows will receive recognition. The real winners, however, are the building owners, for the results of this international competition demonstrate that...

Windhager expands HETAS training courses for 2014

Windhager UK has announced new training course dates as demand for biomass installations are set to rocket in 2014. The extensive range of HETAS certified courses cover multiple biomass appliances and are held in the UK’s largest dedicated biomass training centre at...

ThermaTwin maximises solar technologies to heat water for free

Discrete Heat has introduced ThermaTwin solar panels that use both solar PV and solar thermal technology to produce a self-contained heating system providing up to 70% of domestic hot water throughout the year. The design cleverly encompasses a small solar PV panel to...

Dorma makes a grand entrance at Cambridge shopping centre

At the Grand Arcade shopping centre in Cambridge, the upgrade of two main customer entrances had to meet exceptionally high performance standards. Specified to improve internal comfort levels for customers and reduce energy costs for retailers, a series of automatic...

Ten-point programme for climate protection in the building sector

Climate protection starts at the local level and energy efficiency in buildings is one of the more important tasks in this respect. To assist municipalities, the Passive House Institute has published a position paper on the topic. The paper sets out a ten-point...