Code For Sustainable Homes
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The Cost of Meeting Britain’s Green Code is Dropping
Builders have found ways to contain the material, design, and construction costs of meeting the U.K.’s strict energy-efficiency requirements
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Wales’ Passivhaus Projects Measure Up
Two of three new affordable houses at Ebbw Vale aimed for certification; the third aimed for exceptional energy performance
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When a UK Retrofit Lands “Level 6” Performance
An architect and his wife transform a 19th-century two-bedroom, doubling the space and driving energy usage down to near net zero
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Giving Passivhaus a Push in Britain
A house in north-central England is built to Passivhaus standards, but also with the cavity-wall construction techniques common to the UK
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In Britain, Carving a Low-Cost Path to Zero-Carbon Homes
Contractor says construction costs on three high-efficiency homes were comparable to what they would have been for conventional construction
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U.K. Builder Trying Again on Eco-Home Protoype
Stewart Milne Group’s first eco-home, Sigma, didn’t provide the airtightness and thermal resistance expected, but the firm is applying what it learned to Sigma II
