<img alt="Saint-Gobain offers package for exemplar projects" class="richtext-image left" data-alt="Saint-Gobain offers package for exemplar projects" data-embedtype="image" data-format="left" data-id="2237" src="/media/images/17a94a99.max-400x600.jpg"/> Housebuilders interested in building a small development to cutting-edge sustainable design levels can benefit from a support package from Saint-Gobain, the construction materials company says. <br/><br/>Saint-Gobain explains that it has developed the Multi-Comfort standard, based on Passive House standards which has a holistic approach to occupier comfort, factoring in thermal, audio, visual and indoor air comfort, plus economic comfort in terms of affordability and lifetime costs.<br/><br/>Now Saint-Gobain is looking to support a small number of exemplar housing projects to capture data and prove the concept, it says.<br/><br/>The first Multi-Comfort project in the UK is already under construction, with a new sports and drama hall at a private school. <br/><br/>The support package includes design and specification assistance, Passive House modelling, independent testing and certification and two free places on the Passive House Tradesperson Course, accredited by the Passivhaus Institut.<br/><br/>To apply to become an exemplar project, visit: <a href="http://www.multicomfort.co.uk/exemplar-projects">www.multicomfort.co.uk/exemplar-projects</a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.saint-gobain.co.uk">www.saint-gobain.co.uk</a>