Regarding Adrian Persian (Britain must adopt the Passivhaus standard to reduce energy costs in new homes, May 21We have been trying to build a standard house Passivhaus. However, we cannot justify the construction of this standard because the cost has risen over the past two years to 3800 pounds per square meter to build a timber frame 165 square meters.
Obviously, if the country -building companies in the country tries to build to Passivhaus standards, the costs will be less due to savings of size, but, given their continuous complaint that they cannot do so, and our government’s refusal stipulating higher environmental standards, they seem to try to try to resist in the future badly badly. As for the social homes that affect the need, if the costs of the building remain high, how much who will be able to built according to Passivhaus standards?
After extensive reviews of our plans, we approach the construction of an effective energy house that includes many Passivhaus features, but at a lower cost, and perhaps a lower degree of energy performance. Passivhaus standard should be the future of building British homes, but not at current price levels.
Alan and Jane Hill
Perth
For more than 15 years as one of the trustees who oversee the renewal of the Mildmay Community Center in North London, we went to the Passivhaus level of dangerous insulation, solar panels and heating ground source. Despite the great opposition at the time, the building was the first modified community center in the standard Passivhaus in England. It is warm, beautiful and effective.
Passivhaus is a long standard in Germany, and it can be adopted in the UK for the new construction. But since anyone can see if he visits the center of our society, it is also ideal and appropriate for the update repair of old buildings.
Jenny Litlood
London
