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I'd be less worried about a garage door needing super u value. I know nothing about passiv but does the raised temp in garage compared to outside mean you can cheat a bit on that door?

I'm digressing a bit but... New place already has existing flat roof garage approx 900mm away from side of proposed house. My idea is once the house wall is built to knock 1 side of garage wall down and extend the garage to make 900mm wider. There won't be a door through internally, just attached. Would an attached garage in this sense worry you? Brick and block cavity so I'm pretty relaxed about it.

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Those full trays are a nightmare the cause more problems than they solve. What are they actually doing.

I think I'd go for the double door then consider ripping one out. Does a fire door need a closer on if you have a "fire door keep locked" sign on instead?

I suppose people could also emit the door into house or have one on an outside wall instead if possible.

I've been thinking about this. Not an ideal solution but one which should pass? Have a non fd rated passiv level insulated door opening into your hallway, and a fire doorset immediately behind opening into the garage. Depending what is stored in the garage after sign off you may want to remove fd? If the garage size and position of opening allows you may even like to build a small stud lobby within the garages. Insulated door into house, fire line the stud and fire door on the stud going into garage?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m4rs Is it this one? Might download for a drive if its interesting

Infinite abundance?!

I wouldn't hold your breath. I'm sure it is coming eventually but surely we are talking decades rather than years

My last place was built to those u values with good airtightness (less than 1 I think on the normal test) and mvhr and I wouldn't of thought it was anywhere close to passiv. I remember doing at energy used per sqm thread on here years ago at the time.

I'm not sure about that. The u values above are surely not going to be anywhere close to passiv? I get what you are saying though the regs have come on a lot in the last 20 yrs. I think they are at about the right level now for mass market homes. Keeping in mind end users. There is nothing against individual builders going the extra mile if they want to, or if they think it will help increase value (doubtful)

Yes always gonna be more expensive for one offs. Then again I suppose there is the flip side where clever folk like yourself can work out all these interactions themselves. The AI was saying we do not have enough highly skilled trades to complete enough houses. Sloppy bricklayers with insulation, rough joiners or not enough engineers familiar with heat pumps. I can believe it.

Seems that institution is a trade body. Its basically propaganda that article. Interestingly the changes don't seem too extreme to me. U value targets are similar. Airtightness is ok don't think I've ever been over 3. It does appear to be more aggro so hopefully I can get planning and b regs sorted before March. Wonder how these changes will effect the housebuilding targets.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5l3z7p922o Just reading this article they claim building to passiv standard is 5% extra for houses (semi) and 2% (flats). I wonder why they don't include detached. 2 and 5% seem unbelievable to me. Perhaps detached is a lot higher? Don't forget all the boffin work that goes into designing these houses and understanding how all the different elements will interact. They talk of the new future homes standard next March. I will ask AI what the implications will be.