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Charlesworth Passivhaus Plus
21 Feb 2020
Charlesworth Passivhaus Derbyshire Home
Design: Studio Tashkeel Architects
Passivhaus ?Plus?
Studio Tashkeel Architecture Design The North-west?s Most Environmentally Sound Home Of The Future

Studio Tashkeel Architecture have released plans and progress of the most environmentally focussed new build ?Passivhaus? the region has ever seen, taking the concept of energy retention to a whole new level, rarely seen in the UK.
Dubbed as ?Passivhaus Plus?, the new four bed home in the Charlesworth, is due to set a new benchmark for what is possible in housebuilding in the North West, delivery architects STA are working to achieve a primary energy demand of ?45 kWh/(m²TFA*a), which is one third more efficient than the original Passivhaus Classic standard and 75% more efficient than if built to current UK Building Regulations standard.
Key facts about the project:
? This house will be the UK?s first Passivhaus plus project to include cold zones within the PH envelope.

? The home will use 75% less energy than its equivalent built to UK?s current building regulations.

? Will use 90% less energy compared to the majority of UK?s current housing stock.
A Passive House or Passivhaus (in mainland Europe) is a voluntary design standard in sustainable house building that when followed correctly reduces a building?s ecological footprint. A house that conforms t...