in progress


after art works and other artifacts. Ambient temperatures can be allowed to drop as a result, and visitors will still be comfortable in the winter months, while operators potentially halve their heating bills. The National Trust has introduced and proven the efficacy of the practice in buildings where many of today’s energy saving systems are difficult to retrofit. As the effects of economic reforms begin


to be felt, Bere believes sustainable models such as PassivHaus will become increasingly attractive. “The austerity measures that we are all subject to now are causing people to reflect on what is fundamentally important and this makes them receptive to ideas like PassivHaus. Planners and commissioners are thinking far more long term and since the banking crisis, a real shift in thinking away from the short-termism has occurred,” he says. It’s a move he applauds. “I and others


like me in the profession want this to continue. And the Mayville project is a good springboard for us to move forward.”


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