City of York shows visionary decarbonisation plans

Galway passive house births low carbon concrete blocks

Enerphit upgrade rejuvenates Rathgar redbrick

Devon complex is set to be UK’s first passive certified leisure centre

Irish housing scheme points to a future of decentralised power

Old Leitrim primary school transformed into a timber-based, Enerphit home

Ultra airtight CLT passive house

The passive house that became a
power station

A new housing scheme designed by Coady Architects in Wicklow has achieved the highest green home certification – while suggesting that the convictions of one practice on a single project can help to transform the industry.

Run-down terraces are an all-too-common sight in towns and villages across Ireland, but an ambitious deep retrofit project in Tralee provides an inspiring blueprint for regeneration, taking a cold 19th century terraced office and turning it into a beautifully designed space with tiny energy bills, fit for the 21st century.