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The energy-saving, social housing revolution > Passivhaus wins architecture prize

  • by JW

It is possible to produce good quality social housing – which also ticks all the green boxes – as featured on these news pages:

The energy-saving, social housing revolution > Passivhaus for the mass market

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And now this sort of housing – and one project in particular – has been recognised, with a huge amount of media interest:

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BBC News
Riba Stirling Prize: Norwich council estate wins architecture award
An eco-friendly council estate in Norwich has scooped this year’s prestigious Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. The Royal Institute of British …
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Wallpaper*
Goldsmith Street housing scoops 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize
Few awards have us on the edge of our seat like the RIBA Stirling Prize. The annual gong, given out by the renowned British institute, is one of …
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The Architect’s Newspaper
Super energy-efficient social housing claims the 2019 RIBA …
The 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize has gone to a collection of 100 houses in Norwich, U.K. The low-energy homes on Goldsmith Street were …
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This is a passive house:

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Passive House Explained in 90 Seconds