Summer Comfort in a Warming World

As UK summers grow hotter, passive design strategies are increasingly being tested, but are they enough? This webinar explores the emerging role of active cooling in UK Passivhaus projects and how to incorporate it without compromising performance.

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As UK summers grow hotter, passive design strategies are increasingly being tested, but are they enough? This webinar explores the emerging role of active cooling in UK Passivhaus projects and how to incorporate it without compromising performance.

First delivered on: 10 September 2025
Speakers
  • Sarah Lewis
  • Oliver Style
  • Gwilym Styill
  • Alan Clarke
  • Nick Grant
  • Julie Godefroy
Learning outcomes
  1. Recognise passive cooling strategies that can be included within building design to reduce summer overheating.
  2. Understand how MVHR systems can be used to reduce summer overheating.
  3. Outline how PHPP can be used to can be used to model cooling load calculations.
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