Ep88 - Passive house tips

The passive house methodology has become the go-to standard for build a new home, a renovate one, to be energy efficient; Seán McKenna of the Passive House Association and South West College chats to construction expert John Corless about: ·      How much more passive houses cost than building regs compliant homes·      The five passive house principles·      What to do for ventilation in the case of a renovation project ·      What happens to ventilation in the case of power cuts·      Easy wins when retrofitting·      Upgrading with EnerPhit·      Dangers of insulating internal walls·      Period home renovation tips·      Double vs triple glazing, issues with roof windows·      Do you reduce window spec to reduce solar gain?·      New builds: how to distribute solar gains around the house·      How to cut costs without cutting corners: achieving space efficiency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.