Transition Town: The local Passivhaus written by Rob Hopkins

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The ‘holy grail’ in terms of the construction of new sustainable buildings is homes that reach the highest level of energy efficiency, whilst also using as high a proportion of locally sourced materials as possible, what we might call ‘The Local Passivhaus’.  Two buildings, recently completed in Ebbw Vale, known as ‘The Lime House’ and ‘The Larch House’ have moved this concept forward significantly.  As part of an EU-funded project, the Welsh government wanted Wales to take a lead in Passivhaus design, to show what is possible as well as bringing low energy design into the mainstream construction industry.  They ran a competition, and Justin Bere Architects won….please follow the link or open the attached pdf for the full story.

A link to the on line interview http://transitionculture.org/2011/04/11/the-local-passivhaus-an-interview-with-justin-bere/

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