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Passive house doesn't cost more to build, with Dr. Shane Colclough (UCD, Ulster University, Passive House Association of Ireland)
Passive house doesn't cost more to build, with Dr. Shane Colclough (UCD, Ulster University, Passive House Association of Ireland)
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
All new homes in Scotland are set to be built to a Scottish equivalent of the passive house standard, under plans announced by the government recently. But at what cost? A recent article in Project Scotland, while describing the aim of the policy as “admirable”, warned that it will “undoubtedly lead, at least in the short to medium term, to greater expense in a construction industry already suffering from spiraling costs and, ultimately, the price of housing rising.”But does this concern stand up to scrutiny? To find out, we spoke with Dr. Shane Colclough, an academic and energy consultant who co-authored two papers comparing fully costed breakdowns of building to the passive house standard versus building regulations in Ireland and Northern Ireland, respectively. But even if construction costs increase, that doesn’t mean development costs or house prices increase by a single penny, as construction economist Prof Tom Dunne argued in the progenitor of Passive House Plus magazine way back in 2007 (link below: Safe as Houses).Notes from the episode
Dr. Shane Colclough on LinkedIn
The article that prompted this episode: Will the Scottish Government's move towards 'Passivhaus' support zero carbon ambitions?
Ulster University paper Cost Optimal UK Deployment of the Passive House Standard
Shane's Investigation of nZEB social housing built to the Passive House standard
And that 2007 article on why higher energy performance specs don’t mean higher development costs: Safe as Houses
Shane in Passive House Plus
Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI)
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Dr. Shane Colclough on LinkedIn
The article that prompted this episode: Will the Scottish Government's move towards 'Passivhaus' support zero carbon ambitions?
Ulster University paper Cost Optimal UK Deployment of the Passive House Standard
Shane's Investigation of nZEB social housing built to the Passive House standard
And that 2007 article on why higher energy performance specs don’t mean higher development costs: Safe as Houses
Shane in Passive House Plus
Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI)
**SOME SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**We don't actually earn anything from this, and it's quite a lot of work, so we have to promote the day jobs.
Zero Ambitions Partners email address - zap@eiux.agency
Subscribe and advertise with Passive House Plus (UK edition here too)
Join ACAN
Join the AECB
Email Alex and Dan about websites, branding, and communications - zap@eiux.agency; Everything is User Experience
**END OF SELF-PROMOTING CALLS TO ACTION**
Released:
Feb 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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