The execs and cons of Passivhaus constructions | Letters

Regarding Adrian Birch’s letter (Britain will have to undertake the Passivhaus same old to chop calories prices in new houses, 21 May), we now have been making an attempt to construct a Passivhaus same old house. However, we can’t justify development to that ordinary since the value has risen during the last two years to £3,800 in line with squaremetre for a 165-sq.metre timber-frame construct.

Obviously, if the country’s housebuilding firms did attempt to construct to Passivhaus same old, the prices can be much less because of economies of scale however, given their consistent complaining that they can’t manage to pay for to take action, and our executive’s refusal to outline upper environmental requirements, it sort of feels extremely not going that they’re going to attempt to future-proof their continuously poorly constructed and designed houses. As for our desperately wanted social houses, if development prices stay as top, what number of will be capable to be constructed to a Passivhaus same old?

After intensive revisions to our plans, we’re getting nearer to development an energy-efficient house that contains lots of the Passivhaus options, however at a cheaper price and, probably, a decrease calories efficiency certificates ranking. Passivhaus same old will have to be the long run for British housebuilding, however no longer at present worth ranges.
Alan and Jane Hill
Perth

Over 15 years in the past as probably the most trustees overseeing the renovation of the Mildmay Community Centre in north London, we went for the Passivhaus same old of significant insulation, sun panels and ground-source heating. Despite really extensive opposition on the time, the development was once the primary retrofitted Passivhaus same old neighborhood centre in England. It is heat, gorgeous and effective.

Passivhaus is a protracted established same old in Germany, and may just and will have to be followed in the United Kingdom for brand spanking new builds. But as any individual can see in the event that they seek advice from our neighborhood centre, additionally it is easiest and suitable for retrofitting previous constructions.
Jenny Littlewood
London