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Misunderstanding Passivhaus Principles Neglecting the Passivhaus principles of an integrated approach, modelling in PHPP and quality assurance can introduce significant risks, as shown in the case studies described in this paper.

Missing the mark can be expensive. #passivhaus @passivhaustrust.bsky.social

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What makes #passivhaus work?
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @phaccelerator.bsky.social

Starter Packs are a great resource for folks new to BlueSky wondering who to follow. I’ve made one called “Passive House Powerhouses” with some of the leading names and orgs in our industry. Come join us! Where and how you engage matters.

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To everyone who believes the National/ACT/ First view that Govt interest costs risk ‘spiralling out of control’ just like they were in the 1990s, so we need to ‘save for a rainy day,’ just print out this chart.Then give it to your friends and family. Then your MP.

Don't Subsidise Pollution: End Free Carbon Credits Subsidising pollution in a climate crisis doesn’t make sense. When we all play our part in cutting climate pollution, then we can get further together, faster. But as cyclones and floods devastate ...

Check this out and sign if you agree. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/do...

Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Wednesday, May 28 Budget includes new fee for first-home buyers; Auckland Council considers big new housing intensification; Brian Roche's warning against leaking was leaked; Rod Drury wants a power sector shakeup

Here’s my Picks ‘n’ Mixes for paying subscribers to The Kākā today: Budget includes new fee for first-home buyers; Auckland considers big new housing intensification; Brian Roche's warning against leaking was leaked; Rod Drury wants a power sector shakeup. thekaka.substack.com/p/bernards-p...

Nicola Willis's Debt Higher Than All 6 Years of Ardern Government Current & planned debt will surpass Labour's full term debt in less years. Willis also admitted Budget 2024 had a higher deficit than all of Grant Robertson's bar Covid.

It's becoming increasingly difficult for National to maintain a posture of financial responsibility, or even competency.
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New Nelson Hospital to cater for just one eighth of likely population growth Brown opts for Hospital with extra 44 beds, vs 92 extra beds Labour proposed; Even Labour's plan was based on 0.4%/year projected population growth, despite recent growth of over 1.6%/year

Here’s my daily chorus and email newsletter via The Kākā: Brown opts for Hospital with extra 41 beds, vs 92 extra beds Labour proposed; Even Labour's plan was based on 0.4%/year projected population growth, despite recent growth of over 1.6%/year. thekaka.substack.com/p/new-nelson...

Austerity

Liking that I can catch an electric train and an electric bus to the airport for under $5. An uber would be about $50.

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is looking very Aucklandy this evening.

2/ Buildings need to 'breathe', but walls, floors, roofs and windows don't. Like mammals, buildings should breathe continuously, automatically and through very specific holes.

If air is freely flowing somewhere it shouldn't, you should get that looked at. (Applies to both buildings and mammals.)

1/ A note about building ventilation and airtightness.

Infiltration (leakiness) is not ventilation.

Airtightness is about control. The more airtight the envelope, the easier it is to control the internal environment, including temperature, humidity, noise, pollutants and pests.

Does New Zealand have a debt problem? If we do, it’s not the one we think it is. @bernardchickey.bsky.social

Easter is a time for new life.
Especially if you leave damp coffee grounds in the office for a four day weekend.

RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.

Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.

Pacific nations split, as NZ abstains vote from global shipping emissions pledge The deal was 10 years in the making and covers the vast majority of the world's commercial shipping.

Just, wow, NZ government.
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And
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Way to be a world laggard! 😒

I love that Auckland Airport @aucklandairport.bsky.social has a Locky Docky. 🚲🛫🚲
@bikeauckland.bsky.social

Which is more scary? That he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or that he does?

Meanwhile…

Simeon Brown seems to have found some ‘alternative facts’.

How ironic that Winston Peters swiftly fires someone for “just asking questions”.

Do you drink cows milk?
If so, why?
It’s kind of weird, when you think about it. Maybe a little bit gross.
And in most cases, dairying cows is by necessity exceptionally cruel.

Can someone point me to the heathy and nutritious part?

Oh hey, what about all those “health benefits of measles?”

Congrats on embarking on Te Reo journey with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa @patbrittenden.bsky.social. Snap. Me too!

#BHN Gary economics' masterclass to Piers Morgan and Dave Rubin YouTube video by DOC Studios

Tax work less.
Tax wealth more.
@patbrittenden.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social
#nzpol
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14 years on, Ōtautahi Christchurch is looking ok.

Here's a nice photo I took.
Happy Saturday.

The Horror Unleashed by "woke" Right Wing Politicians What happens when you make dog whistles for votes

Good piece @paulbarlownz.bsky.social

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