Event information

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.

‘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 the Ecological Building Systems ‘Passive Eco Wall’ system and used natural Gutex Wood fibre insulation and the Pro Clima range of  membranes, tapes and seals.  The presentation given by Neil Turner, UK Technical Manager, Ecological Building Systems, will provide details of the structure and how all of these materials combined 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.

About the Case Studies Series

This session forms part of our new TGR Community Case Studies Series. The Green Register is proud to present some of our members’ fantastic work as part of this series of 2-hour live online sessions. We’ll provide an insight into a range of different projects from a sustainability angle.

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About the speakers

Niall Crosson, Group Techinical Director, Ecological Building Systems

Niall holds a degree as a Bachelor of Technology (1st class Hons.) and a Masters Eng. Sc. He is also a Certified Passivhaus Consultant. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Irish Green Building Council and provides guidance on a number of national standard committees.

He has provided guidance to many awards winning low energy projects in Ireland and the UK. He has also co-authored and authored chapters for a number of low energy building publications including The Passivhaus Handbook and The Passivhaus Designers Manual. Niall also provides regular technical contributions to a number of construction publications including The Journal of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland.

Neil Turner, UK Technical Manager, 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.

Recent projects that Neil has been involved with include: Bristol City Council affordable Passivhaus housing scheme with pro clima systems, Halstatt Construction and Gale & Snowden Architects York Road Montpelier Bristol, internal and external renovation with Diathonite Evolution system, Andrew Dale Architects Oak Meadow Primary School, Thomas Vale Construction and Cygnum pro clima West Dulwich Passivhaus new build pro clima systems, RDA Architects

About The Green Register's Community Case Studies Series

This session forms part of our new TGR Community Case Studies Series. The Green Register is proud to present some of our members’ fantastic work as part of this series of 2-hour live online sessions. We’ll provide an insight into a range of different projects from a sustainability angle. Look out for more sessions coming soon.