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The first Passivhaus Plus school – updates from site

  This summer we were pleased to take part in the UKGBC's learning and development programme with an access-all-areas site tour of Hackbridge Primary School. The event has stirred lots of interest in this exemplar project, so as ... 

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New Sutton Secondary School Progressing On-Site

Sutton Secondary School is progressing fast! We visited site at the end of July on the only rainy day in recent memory, but seeing the impressive structure at this stage more than made up for the dreary weather conditions. For those unfamiliar with the project, the school is a new £36m project for London Borough ... 

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Passivhaus social housing development completes in Shropshire

A £2m exemplar Passivhaus residential scheme has now been handed over to residents in Shropshire. A mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom homes have completed  in Callaughtons Ash, Much Wenlock. These are comprised of 2 shared ownership and 10 homes for social rental. The highly sustainable development is an exemplar model ... 

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Two New Passivhaus Schools Complete in Carmarthenshire

Photos by Phil Boorman A new way of delivering high quality schools is proving that investment in children’s wellbeing in Wales is paying off. The £8.5m Ysgol Parc y Tywyn project provides 350 school children from the Burry Port area with an ... 

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Innovative Passivhaus design clinches new £23m school replacement in Powys

Appointments have been awarded for a major £23 million all-through school project in Machynlleth, Wales; the latest big budget education project to be announced through Wales’ 21st Century Schools funding programme. Procured through the South West Wales Contractors Framework, the winning team for the ... 

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Planning Permission Granted for London’s Largest Ever Affordable Self-Build Housing Scheme

Community self-build group, the Rural Urban Synthesis Society (a.k.a RUSS) has unanimously been granted planning approval for an innovative 33 home scheme on a brownfield school site on Church Grove in Lewisham. The 800 strong Lewisham-based Community Land Trust (CLT) teamed up with renowned sustainability ... 

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