AECB Retrofit – The Moisture Performance Gap
While most people are aware of the ‘energy performance gap’, another equally challenging problem for the housing retrofit sector is … Read More
ClientEarth – Earth Day Match Appeal
Yesterday we marked Earth Day, a global day of action to address the environmental impact of humankind. With your support we’ll continue to restore our Earth, and protect people and planet from the worst impacts of climate change… Read More
Job Vacancy – John Renshaw Architects – Edinburgh, Scotland
John Renshaw Architects is looking for an experienced Architectural Technologist / Technician or Architect with experience in either historic building conservation and/or low energy, environment conscious design to join our design studio in Edinburgh.… Read More
British Energy Efficiency Federation (BEEF) – Why was the Green Homes Grant scheme scrapped so quickly?
It is vital the government come up with a series of new initiatives to ensure Boris Johnson’s proud green boasts to the UN really do become a reality in our housing stock… Read More
LETI Workstreams Update 2021- Monday 19th April 11:00 – 12:00
Learn more about LETI activities for 2021 with key updates from workstream volunteers. Topics include: Retrofit, Embodied Carbon, Pioneers, Modelling and Local Authorities! … Read More
BSI gives AECB members 50% off PAS 2035/2030
Under the agreement with the BSi, any of AECB’s students or members can have the PAS 2035/2030:2019, Online – 1 Licence from the BSi shop with a 50% discount. … Read More
Future Buildings Standard must be more ambitious
Future Buildings Standard must be more ambitious, say construction and environmental groups… Read More
PHT Awards 2021 – Call for Entries
Get your Passivhaus projects (and monitoring data) ready! The 2021 UK Passivhaus Awards are open for entries. … Read More
STRAW-BALE BUILDING UK – UP STRAW ZOTERO DATABASE
Great news! The partners of UP STRAW have collated, through the ‘Zoreto’ platform, an open source database of free reference management tools … Read More
Passive House SHE WHO CONSTRUCTS Summit!
Monday, March 8, 4pm – 7pm Join us on March 8th, International Women’s/Womxn’s day, in a discussion of Passive House … Read More
APU webinar on how to specify window reveal beads for external wall insulation (EWI)
Thursday 11 March – 3pm External wall insulation (EWI) is likely to be one of the corner stones of the … Read More
AECB Retrofit Standard Launch
Our Retrofit Standard drives increasing comfort and energy performance; it engages and upskills construction professionals to adopt and deliver higher performance targets for retrofit projects. The self-certification process provides an affordable QA route to ensure the intended outcomes.… Read More