alsecco Passivhaus Project Report - Exeter

Gale & Snowden Architects specified alseccos Basic 1 external wall insulation system for the construction of 14 Passivhaus units in Exeter. Following on from the success and lessons learnt on a previous scheme, Exeter City Council commissioned the architects, who are Passivhaus Trust members, for this project. The developments of Brookway and Bennett Square are the Councils second programme of council-owned builds in Exeter and form part of an on-going strategy to build more council homes to address fuel poverty in the area. Gale & Snowden Architects designed the properties to the Passivhaus Standard adopting a fabric-first approach whilst also addressing the issue of fuel poverty and the need to ensure residents fuel bills would be kept to a minimum.