AECB Articles

The Housing Standards Review, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is proposing to reduce the number … Read More

An article for the AECB by Sally Godber Low carbon new buildings are often designed to have minimal heat loss, … Read More

If you believe some of the things you hear about Passivhaus, you might think each one was a suffocating prison … Read More

Heat pumps have for a long time been presented as a’green’ and ‘cost effective’ heating technology, but there seem to … Read More

Following on from the AECB’s recent key role in strategically and technically supporting the TSBs Retrofit for the Future competition … Read More

This presentation will be a chronological account of important developments in superinsulation techniques from 1972 to 1986.

I’ve been working with Passivhaus for a year now, having previously worked with the UK approach of SAP and Building … Read More

Low energy should equal low carbon, yes, but enhanced comfort levels are what John Williamson of AECB member company, JPW, … Read More

The aim of this project by AECB member company, JPW construction was to achieve an autonomous carbon neutral home without … Read More

Lack of data makes it hard to be sure whether this technology really performs effectively, efficiently and economically in UK … Read More

Convective thermal bypass is, in essence, a catch all term for various types of air movement. The more technical definition … Read More

Mark Siddall, of AECB member company Devereux Architects, comments on the challenges ahead in preparing the nation for low energy … Read More