The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow is front-page news and is on everyone’s lips. But what exactly is this about? Let’s see the connection between the Glasgow Conference and Passivhaus dwellings… COP26 is the International Summit on Climate Change which is held every year by the United Nations. Its main goal is fighting global […]
From December 2020, all new construction buildings must be NZEB (Nearly-Zero Energy Building). Therefore, a nearly-zero energy building aims at meeting international protocols on CO2 emissions reduction established by the Paris Agreement. The design and constructive goals of a nearly-zero energy building are summarised as follows: Significant reduction of energy demand by high insulation and […]
Spending most than 90% of our time indoors, the spaces we live, work and relax in impact on our health, wellbeing and productivity to a great extent. WELL is the first certification exclusively focused on users’ health and confort. It puts human beings in the centre of the design process. This why is so important […]
The Passivhaus certificate is a document officially ensuring that a property can be classified as a “Passivhaus dwelling”, that is, a sustainable dwelling. These constructions are based on a stringent control of their infiltrations, thermal insulation and renewable energies utilisation. Here we will talk about their impact on utility bills. The most efficient tariff When […]