“Passive house” can rank pretty far up the list of inadvertently misleading phrases. Realizing the momentous energy-saving potential of this approach requires plenty of active effort on the part of ...

Passive House Bulgaria recently announced the winner of its international competition to design a low-energy domicile to be built in Lozen, a village very close to Sofia. The winning entry, from ...

The good news is, a gust of wind is free. The bad news is, most of them are outside your home. Bringing those light breezes into your residences could be challenging for some. And it gets even more ...

Getting basement ventilation just right is equally as important in an area that is going to be used solely for storage as it is for a new habitable space. Basement conversions are one of the best ways ...

Passive ventilation systems employing wind towers and wind catchers have garnered considerable attention as sustainable alternatives to conventional mechanical systems. These devices harness natural ...

Section 2: Buildings Other Than Dwellings; and Section 3: Existing Buildings. The ventilation rates are predicated on a higher level of airtightness than in Approved Document L. Most dwelling ...

The DETR cannot consider reviewing the ventilation regulations until the new Part L is ready. When it does come up, here's what the department should be looking at Part E is not the only section of ...