Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Just because it's a PassivHaus, it doesn't make it...

Hi Mark the tesco store is not passive certifed, a...

2010-11-23T20:20:51.854Z

Hi Mark the tesco store is not passive certifed, also the first certified passive house in ireland was in wicklow in 2005

The really striking thing about the project was th...

2010-09-24T14:50:07.575+01:00

The really striking thing about the project was the staggering amount of nonsense that had to be gone through and the gallons of greenwash needed just to get permission to build there.(http://www.aipassivhaus.com/planning.html) My guess is that the PassivHaus certification was the chosen route to make the case for the "the exceptional quality and innovative nature of the design" needed

The size of the house makes me nervous. Why does i...

2010-09-24T12:56:37.084+01:00

The size of the house makes me nervous. Why does it need to be so big?

The Tesco example points out that Passivhaus is purely an energy standard. It is motivated by climate warming and fuel scarcity etc but it stays away from all the political shenanigans that surround those issues. It's value is in being an objective, measurable and achievable goal.

If it makes your

Dang hippies... :) That Tesco project is pretty i...

2010-09-24T12:55:41.555+01:00

Dang hippies... :)

That Tesco project is pretty impressive on the face of it. Lots of carbon saved and to be saved in the future. Compared to a non-PH Tesco store it's a win.

Also a win compared to everyone driving their 4x4's to a delightful farmers' market to 'buy local', I suspect.