Passivhaus standard being proposed by legislative move
LEGISLATION is being proposed to demand that new-build houses in Scotland are constructed to the energy efficiency standard known as Passivhaus (defined, here). A proposed…
Category: Energy efficiency
Go-ahead for ‘passivhaus’ school
PLANNING permission has been granted for what is understood to be Scotland’s first High School designed to the energy-efficiency principles known as ‘Passivhaus’. Members of…
Strategy announced to tackle ‘fuel poverty’
A 20-YEAR strategy has been unveiled, to make homes more energy efficient and warmer – in a bid to tackle so-called ‘fuel proverty’. ‘Fuel property’…
Funding boost for home energy efficiency programme
A FUNDING programme to help households improve the energy efficiency of their homes is to receive an £18m boost. The increase brings the Scottish Government…
Funding issued to help insulate Glasgow’s housing
OVER six million pounds has been awarded to Glasgow’s local authority, primarily to help it insulate the city’s housing stock. The £6,212,342 funding has been…