The Passivhaus Trust has launched a new tool intended to streamline RIBA Plan of Work processes so that Passivhaus projects are delivered more efficiently, according to its Learning Hub listing1. The Trust describes it in these terms:
"A new tool to help streamline RIBA Plan of Work processes to optimise the delivery of Passivhaus projects, has just been launched."
The Learning Hub entry sits within a wider catalogue of Passivhaus Trust resources, which the Trust says is in beta testing and open to feedback1. The catalogue mixes free publications with paid video series and courses, each carrying a stated price and a credit point value1.
Among the paid items listed are the 2026 Passivhaus Retrofit Masterclass at £28 to £200 plus VAT with 12 credit points, the 2025 How to Build a Passivhaus Series at £28 to £160 plus VAT with 10 credit points, and the 2023 How to Build a Passivhaus series at £25 to £112 plus VAT with 8 credit points1. Other listings include Summer Comfort in a Warming World at £28 to £40 plus VAT with 2 credit points, Passivhaus and Embodied Carbon at £19 to £28 plus VAT with 2 credit points, and the UK and Ireland Passivhaus Conference 2025 from £15 plus VAT1. Free items include the Intro to Passivhaus Course, the Passivhaus Retrofit Case Study series, and primers on operational carbon, embodied carbon and retrofit1.
| Resource | Price (as listed) | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Passivhaus Retrofit Masterclass | £28 to £200 + VAT | 12 |
| 2025 How to Build a Passivhaus Series | £28 to £160 + VAT | 10 |
| 2023 How to Build a Passivhaus | £25 to £112 + VAT | 8 |
| Summer Comfort in a Warming World | £28 to £40 + VAT | 2 |
| Passivhaus and Embodied Carbon | £19 to £28 + VAT | 2 |
| UK and Ireland Passivhaus Conference 2025 | From £15 + VAT | Not stated |
The Trust also lists the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) version 10 English (2021), described as "a design tool produced by the Passivhaus Institut Germany for use by building architects and designers", which "works on both Mac and PC"1. The Trust states this is "a free download for PHT members only"1. The Learning Hub also carries a Passivhaus Benefits publication stating that Passivhaus "can slash building heating demand by 90% without compromising our health & wellbeing"1.
The Trust has not reported a launch date for the new RIBA Plan of Work tool beyond saying it "has just been launched", and no price, credit point value or eligibility conditions for it appear in the listing1.
Why it matters for households
Passivhaus is a fabric-first standard, and the RIBA Plan of Work is the stage-by-stage framework used on most UK building projects. A tool that maps the two together concerns the process by which a home is designed and quality-checked rather than any product a householder buys. For a home built or retrofitted to the standard, the practical consequences sit in the fabric: the Trust's own material claims heating demand can fall by 90 per cent, which bears directly on how much energy a home needs to draw from outside sources and therefore on its exposure to price and supply shocks1. The Trust's separate guidance states that innovation costs associated with early Passivhaus projects are reducing as the methodology becomes more widely adopted, and that costs are expected to fall further once the standard is adopted at scale1. Process tools of this kind are part of that adoption question, because they affect how reliably the standard is delivered on ordinary projects rather than exemplars. The Trust's regulation-policy hub covers the wider framework in which such standards and processes sit.
What happens next
The Learning Hub is in beta testing and the Trust invites feedback1. No dated next steps for the RIBA Plan of Work tool itself have been reported1.
Sources1 cited
- Passivhaus Trust - Learning Hub • Advancing the Passivhaus standard in the UK, passivhaustrust.org.uk