Why Aren’t We Building More Passivhaus Schemes in London?

About this episode

The episode discusses the slow adoption of Passivhaus schemes in London and explores the challenges and opportunities for sustainable housing.

Passivhaus is often called the gold standard for low-energy homes - but why has it been slow to take off in London? Host Kathryn Reucroft is joined by Attzaz Rashid (Barratt London), Dr Joel Callow (Beyond Carbon), and Sarah Lewis (UK Passivhaus Trust) to explore the challenges, misconceptions, and opportunities of scaling Passivhaus in the capital, and what Barratt’s landmark rollout could mean for the future of sustainable housing. Music credit: Uppbeat OAKTY4TYK7ENPSSW

People in this episode

Host: Kathryn Reucroft

Guests: Attzaz Rashid, Dr Joel Callow, Sarah Lewis

Topics covered

• Passivhaus
• sustainable housing
• low-energy homes
• challenges in construction
• urban development

Keywords

• Passivhaus
• low-energy homes
• sustainable housing
• London
• construction challenges
• Barratt London
• urban development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barratt London, Beyond Carbon, UK Passivhaus Trust

Places: London

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