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Greengauge Building Energy Consultants is a building & engineering consultancy specialising in sustainable, low energy design. Offices in Wiltshire & Yorkshire. https://ggbec.co.uk/
🎉 Sidrería, sawdust & the power of in-person meetings!

Greengauge Director & Passivhaus Certifier @passivpaul.bsky.social reflects on the recent International Passivhaus Camp & 17th Spanish Passivhaus Conference.

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November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🧣 Keep warm & dry with Greengauge's November newsletter - out now!

In 2099, it never rains, but it pours - International Passivhaus Camp - FREE Passivhaus & Retrofit CPDs, talks, webinars & more!

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November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
💡Factor in form factor!

The lower the form factor, the less energy will be required to heat the building.

ggbec.co.uk/guidance...
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📸FREE #thermalimaging workshop in Bradford on Avon!

Greengauge Director Toby Cambray will be presenting the workshop at our BoA offices on behalf of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon

🗓️7pm, Wednesday 19 November

Please book your space: cfboaenergy@gmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
👏Scottish Passivhaus Schools

Huge kudos to the Scottish Futures Trust for making funding dependent on building performance, resulting in huge Passivhaus uptake.

We're currently working as Passivhaus Certifier on Caledonia High School in Fife.

https://www.ahr.co.uk/projects/caledonia-high-school
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🗓️Save the date!

Find out more about the heritage retrofit of a former stable building for the HLNSC Low Carbon Technology Centre project.

Book your place: https://aecb.net/event/achieving-aecb-carbonlite-retrofit-on-a-heritage-building/

AECB Your Herefordshire
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
💡How do you retrofit a grade II listed 1930s Modernist gem?

Prewett Bizley has led a whole house retrofit of 'Kilowatt House'. Greengauge provided moisture risk analysis, building physics & building services.

https://prewettbizley.com/kilowatt-house-retrofit-of-a-listed-1930s-modernist-house/
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🤔Finding space for building services in retrofits can be tricky!

Our building services team found innovative solutions for the Portugal St AECB Retrofit student accommodation project in Cambridge for St John's College, Cambridge

https://ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/portugalstreetaecbretrofit/
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Great to see progress on the retrofit and expansion of the Filwood Community Centre in Bristol. Greengauge is providing building physics, including PHPP modelling, and building services support

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7383828932774748161/?actorCompanyId=10275011
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🍂 Catch our October newsletter - out now!

It’s Just Passivhaus, Ain’t it?: UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference 2025 - AECB Retrofit for Cambridge student accommodation - 1930s Modernist retrofit & much more!

https://mailchi.mp/ggbec/greengauge-october

AECB Passivhaus Trust
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
💡 Did you know?

Greengauge offers a wide range of building services & building physics services, helping us bring integrated solutions to your project.

ggbec.co.uk/what-we-do/

#passivhaus #moisturerisk #thermalbridge #AECB #BIM #Buildingservices #Retrofit #Certification #Heatpumps #MVHR

September 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🗞️Hot off the press! Read Greengauge's September newsletter!

Air-to-air heat pumps - Passivhaus Conference - EnerPHit Component Method - Moisture properties of insulation materials & more!

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September 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
💡Achieving the Passivhaus standard...with a challenging form factor

The house was designed to fit in with its rural surroundings, resulting in a higher form factor. Our Passivhaus Consultants developed solutions for Blackthorn House to achieve Passivhaus certification.

ggbec.co.uk/portfoli...
August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔦 Passivhaus Jedi skills beat Zombies! 🧟‍♀️

"These are lots of misconceptions that have arisen, but like a bad zombie movie, refuse to die & keep coming back, no matter how much we patiently explain them away."

Greengauge's Toby Cambray shares Passivhaus mythbusting:

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August 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📣A brilliant new resource from the Sustainable Traditional Building Alliance!

The report helps professionals make better informed decisions when specifying insulation systems in traditional buildings.

Greengauge Director Toby Cambray is one of its co-authors.

stbauk.org/retrofit-...
August 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🤓 🪟Window installation detailing!

Tune into Greengauge Director Toby Cambray retrofit podcast with House Planning Help to find out how windows were installed to align with external wall insulation strategies on a 1950s council home.

www.houseplanninghel...

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August 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🗞️Don't miss our next FREE monthly Newsletter!

Full of advice and information from our team of engineers, along with industry news, blogs, webinars & case studies on all things #Passivhaus #Retrofit #MoistureRisk & #BuildingServices.

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July 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📣 Passivhaus certification webinar - on TODAY at 1pm!

Lunchtime webinar with Paul Smith from Greengauge Building Energy Consultants & Francisco Cerezuela from ECD Architects.

www.architecture.com...

@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @patrick-osborne.bsky.social @royalinstarch.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🤿 Deep dive into Passivhaus Certification!

Join Greengauge Director Paul Smith's talk for The Green Register on Thursday 10 July 11am - 1pm.

Common pitfalls
Documentation best practice
Digital tools to streamline process
Differences between Passivhaus & EnerPHit
& more!

www.greenregister.or...
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We're super-proud to have been M&E designers, alongside WARM, on Large project WINNER of the Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards - Goldsmith Street #Passivhaus.

An exemplary and game-changing project!
www.passivhaustrust....

Case study: ggbec.co.uk/portfoli...

Congratulations to all the team!
June 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
😎 Welcome to our June newsletter!

How to retrofit a 1950s home - Avoiding overheating - Heat pumpification vs fabric retrofit - Exemplar Awards - Upcoming talks

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June 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Anyone coming to the Wiltshire Climate & Environment Summit this Fri/ Sat?

Toby Cambray will be taking part in the 'Offices, buildings & infrastructure' panel on Friday at 11.10am, sharing insights from Greengauge projects.

www.wiltshireclimate...

Please come along & say hello!
June 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Best of the Best - The Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards shortlist!

Greengauge is proud to have worked on two of the shortlisted projects: Niddrie Road & Goldsmith Street:

https://esba.uk/

@asbpuk.bsky.social @passivhaustrust.bsky.social #WorldEnvironmentDay
June 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🤩 We're very proud to have worked on two of the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards shortlisted projects!

Retrofit projects category: Niddrie Road ggbec.co.uk/portfoli...

Large projects category: Goldsmith Street ggbec.co.uk/portfoli...

https://esba.uk/
May 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🤔How do you assess moisture risk in buildings?

Greengauge offers a wide range of hygrothermal risk analysis services: ggbec.co.uk/what-we-...
May 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM