In the Irish spring edition of Passive House Plus, we feature a stunning new passive house on the shores of Galway Bay, and the transformational energy and ventilation upgrade of 12 social housing units in Wexford that has dramatically improved the lives of occupants. This issue also features two inspiring UK projects, including one Scottish passive house that has been designed with careful attention to how it will be recycled at the end of its life. There’s also an in-depth report on Ireland’s retrofit upskilling drive, including the training of Bord na Mona workers in the midlands. We also look back to some early US precursors to the passive house, examine how NZEB is changing the way we build in Ireland, and hear an impassioned plea that we don’t forget how to ‘build back better’ once the pandemic comes to an end.
