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Notes on building performance, energy modelling and low-carbon design — written for people who have to make decisions with the results, not just produce them.

Articles

Passive House Explained: It's Not a Style. It's a Performance Standard

Passive House does not prescribe what a building should look like. It changes how the building is expected to perform.

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Energy Modeling is Not Just Software

A model that nobody acts on is an expensive drawing. The skill worth learning is not the interface.

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Why Early-Stage Simulation Matters

By the time a model is accurate enough to certify, the decisions it could have improved are already made.

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From Energy to Carbon: Why Building LCA Matters

As operational energy falls, the carbon you cannot see becomes the larger half of the problem.

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