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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Government backs plan to adopt super-green Passivhaus standards in Scotland

ALL newly built homes in Scotland will need to conform to an innovative green building standard championed by a Labour MSP, under plans announced by the Scottish Government. 

Labour's Alex Rowley proposed the Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill earlier this year to introduce the Passivhaus standards for all newly built homes in Scotland.

The Passivhaus standards create ultra-low energy homes which aim to minimise the need to heat and cool buildings.

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