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Juraj Mikurcik

@jurajmikurcik.bsky.social

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Passivhaus architect. Bio-based materials. UK support for ecococon.eu straw panels. Often taking close-up photos of sheds on bike rides Living in a 100% electric passivhaus with zero energy bills, see the blog: oldholloway.wordpress.com

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 3h

☁️ These past few days were without any sunshine, so today we’ve put the towel rails on for the first time this heating season.

You still need *some* heating in a passivhaus after all 😉

In other news, the wildflower meadow has started to sprout 🌱

A very energy efficient single storey house with black facade and roof, within green landscape. New wildflower meadow starting to grow in the foreground

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8h

still looks very fresh. a recent refurb?

Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8h

That would make a lot more sense

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Passivhaus Trust @passivhaustrust.bsky.social · 11h

Do you live in, design, or build #Passivhaus projects? 🏡 Open your doors & inspire others during the #PHOpenDays 2025!

Whether it’s a #home, #construction site, or #commercial space, we’re calling on UK hosts to share their #PassiveHouse experience 👉 https://bit.ly/PHopendays2025

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 10h

🔥 "Existing buildings and infrastructure should be upgraded to withstand temperatures of at least 2C higher than normal by 2050. Any new constructions intended to last decades should be prepared for 4C above preindustrial levels" 🔥

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 22h

But very few politicians spell this out clearly. Most discussions on immigration in the media are desperately muddled.

Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 23h

How many English people have passed A-level English I wonder?

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 23h

The first time I've ever signed up to a political party @greenparty.org.uk

It's the only party that currently gives me hope @zackpolanski.bsky.social

#GreenSurge

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 1d

Feels autumnal and dunkelflaute-y today

Photo of misty landscape with trees of different autumnal colours

Photo of misty landscape with trees of different autumnal colours and sheep

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 2d

White mice 🐁 are supposed to be alcohol induced hallucinations

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 6d

Fish fingers
Mincemeat
Spotted dick

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 7d

isn't it like trousers?

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 7d

This one was going to be published this year but now January 2026

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/good-buil...

The Good Building Book

'Mandatory reading for everyone in our design practice.' CHARLIE LUXTON'A deeply fascinating book.' MARK BRINKLEYDrawing from extensive experience, award-winnin…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Save The Wye Coalition @savethewye.bsky.social · 7d

“This is the largest legal action concerning environmental pollution ever brought in the UK. In a context where government and regulators have failed to prevent degradation of our rivers the court has become last avenue for justice”
@ollyholland.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8d

Wellhöfer airtight loft hatches if you want a proper job :)

Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8d

Nice work. I also like the idea of using tree bark as cladding - I wonder if this has been used successfully?

photo of various biogenic sections involving straw. a large sample of straw wall with tree bark external cladding

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 8d

ltl architects built a #strawhouse with super dense Durra Panels. Literally almost all of it out of straw panels...
Look at their #biobased potfolio, it may blow your mind. ltlarchitects.com/biogenic-pro... /
www.instagram.com/p/DPWkvW4kST...

Compressed durra panels made from straw vs flame

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8d

YES, Make Hope Normal Again 💚

Inspirational stuff from @zackpolanski.bsky.social // The Greens

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

www.youtube.com

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 8d

Silny text a pribehy, vdaka

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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 9d

In which I revisit Ove Arup ‘s 1963 Kingsgate Bridge in Durham, the most elegant and minimalist concrete structure I have ever seen. It is actually two delicate and balanced structures which were pivoted to meet in the middle.
lloydalter.substack.com/p/ove-arups-...

Ove Arup’s Kingsgate Bridge in Durham shows how concrete can be simple and sufficient

Also how a modern structure can fit into a traditional environment.

lloydalter.substack.com

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 9d

Interesting, thanks for sharing Auke. We live in a super efficient passivhaus in UK, with 6.4kWp solar PV and 10kWh battery storage, but in winter we still import significantly from the grid

Graph showing annual energy production and consumption for a family home.

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 10d

Apple & pecan cake. Delish 😋

Apple and pecan cake, with a bowl of apples in the background

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 10d

Ouch, get well soon Dave. Sounds like an impressive service by the NHS.

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks. Yellow rattle is part of the mix 👍