The Green Register - Natural Materials Solutions for Passivhaus - Minimising Embodied Carbon
Green Register members Ecological Building Solutions will describe how their range of natural building products can be used to achieve Passivhaus whilst minimising embodied carbon.
Neil Turner and Niall Crosson, technical experts at Ecological Building Systems, will show two case studies: a house in Fife, Scotland, using their ‘Passive Eco Wall’ system; and another in County Cavan in Ireland, both using timber frames alongside wood fibre insulation and specialist membranes, tapes and seals. They will describe the technical details required to obtain best performance and the figures and calculations used to produce an embodied carbon assessment.
24th September
Date and time
24th September 2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Location
Interactive Online Training
Description
‘Snug Within’ is a new build timber frame Passivhaus dwelling that was designed and owned by Graham Drummond. The envelope build up utilised the principles of Ecological Building Systems ‘Passive Eco Wall’ and uses natural Gutex wood fibre insulation and the Pro Clima range of membranes, tapes and seals. Neil Turner, UK Technical Manager at Ecological Building Systems, will provide details of the structure and how all of these materials combine in order to achieve the Passivhaus standard.
A second presentation will focus on achieving the LETI, RIBA and RIAI embodied carbon climate challenge targets for a new build certified Passivhaus in County Cavan, Ireland. The project ‘Laraweehan Passivhaus’ is a timber framed dwelling, designed and owned by Niall Crosson, Group Technical Director at Ecological Building Systems. Niall will be presenting results obtained from embodied carbon assessments carried out on the property using the AECB PH Ribbon tool.
Speakers
Niall Crosson
Technical Director (BTech, MEngSc, MIEI, CEPHC)
Niall is the Technical Director for Ecological Building Systems and was also the company’s first employee. Niall holds a first class honours degree as a Bachelor of Technology and a Masters in Eng.Sc. Niall is a certified Passivhaus Consultant and has provided technical guidance on many award winning low energy projects in Ireland and the UK, and has authored or co-authored several chapters in both the Passivhaus Handbook and the Passivhaus Designers Manual. Niall is also on the board of directors of the Irish Green Building Council and provides guidance on several national standards committees. Along with this, Niall has contributed to several construction publications including The Journal of the RIAI.
Neil Turner
UK Technical Manager (BSc Hons)
Neil Turner is Technical Manager at Ecological Building Systems. A former competent person of the BBA/TIMSA U-Value and Condensation Risk Calculation Competency Scheme, who has been involved in developing CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) European standards, Neil has extensive experience in the building products sector. Neil advises architects, contractors and timber frame specialists on the specification of sustainable insulation products and has been involved in numerous sustainable projects throughout the UK.