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What’s next now we’ve got planning permission?

March 13, 2019 By Rachel 2 Comments

It’s taken 3 years and a huge amount of work to get this far, so we haven’t been able to spend too long celebrating! Now the next phase begins. We’re hoping to get this done much more quickly, and the plan is to have our first residents moving in by Spring 2020. This is a […]

We have planning permission!

January 30, 2019 By Rachel 2 Comments

At last, after over a year of to-ing and fro-ing about noise levels, facing colours, turning circles for bin lorries and the rest, we’ve got there! The planning committee met yesterday and unanimously approved the application, showing the huge support there is for sustainable housing. Thank-you Sheffield councillors for your forward thinking views! And huge […]

Your chance to comment on the Bramble Row Application!

January 17, 2018 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Our application is now open on Sheffield Council’s Planning Portal. You can read through all the documents, look at maps of where it is and make your comments. Please note that you can only make comments until the 2nd February. You can also look through all the architect’s plans, proposed road changes and background reports on our […]

Planning application submitted!

December 22, 2017 By Rachel Leave a Comment

We have now submitted the planning application for Bramble Row to Sheffield Council! Once the planning documents are live on the Sheffield Council planning portal, we will link through to them so you can comment. In the meantime, you can see final versions of most of the planning documents on our Planning Application pages. There they are grouped […]

Passivhaus goes Personal

June 22, 2017 By Rachel Leave a Comment

The Passivhaus Trust has brought out a video explaining the benefits of living in a Passivhaus. At only 3 minutes long, it gives you a brief look into the lives of a variety of people living in Passivhaus homes. They tell you about the advantages, including comfort, low running costs and of course benefits to the environment through […]

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There has been plenty of talk about the climate crisis. Now its time to walk the walk, says Liz Hamson, as Property Week and UKGBC join forces to launch the Climate Crisis Challenge.
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The UK Passivhaus Awards are now open! 
Finalists will need to demonstrate how crucial Passivhaus is to the zero carbon buildings agenda and mitigating the climate crisis. Look forward to seeing some of the entries. 💚http://ow.ly/Obtl50yoQp2

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Love the idea of these houses but, what about the people who would actually benefit from low cost housing? eg low income families, or people trying to get back on their feet after losing everything they had, why are these brilliant ideas always done for/ targeted at people with plenty of income?

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More of Britain’s electricity was generated from zero-carbon energy sources than fossil fuels last year, the first time this has happened since the Industrial Revolution. What is driving this tr...
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"Every building built today that is not a Passivhaus is an expensive retrofit tomorrow."

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Is it too expensive to build to Passivhaus Standard?
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