Ford Close, St Ive is a medium size development of 20 Passivhaus homes (12 for rent and 8 for shared ownership sale) developed in a rural location with a planning agreement restricting occupancy to local residents. There are 2 fully accessible bungalows suitable for wheelchair users. The site is situated in the village of St Ive which is between Callington and Liskeard. Sustainability features Ford Close is a fully certified Passivhaus development which is the first of its kind in Cornwall. The Passivhaus standard is a building fabric based solution for providing low energy homes and commercial buildings. The standard uses principles developed by the German Passivhaus Institute, based on an in-depth understanding of building physics. Buildings are designed very carefully, with close attention being paid to building fabric performance and avoiding thermal bridges. A high quality construction is essential, as the rigorous airtightness target requires care to be taken on site. The Passivhaus standard is robust, and results in exemplary occupant comfort, and space heating requirements 75% lower than UK standard practice