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Achieving zero carbon

By Emily Partridge, Senior Architect & Climate Action LeaderMA(Cantab) DipArch PgDip Carbon is fundamental to life; our bodies, food and nature are all made from it. But when carbon joins with oxygen it creates the greenhouse gas carbon ... 

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First Day of School with Harris Academy Sutton

The first day of secondary school is always an exciting, memorable and slightly daunting day, but the first day back at Harris Academy Sutton was an extra exciting day -for students, staff and the whole design and construction team who were eagerly waiting to hear their feedback and first impressions. I popped in for ... 

Read Article / By / Passivhaus, Practice News, Project News

Small town strike, big global impact.

Friday was a good day. We asked for more action not words and it was amazing to see how many people responded to Greta Thunberg’s call to join the climate strike. Globally, it was estimated that 4 million people took part with over 2,500 events in over 163 countries on all seven continents. In the UK, Architype ... 

Read Article / By / Climate Change, Events, Passivhaus, Practice News

Architype Associate Ann-Maire giving her presentation on Fuel Poverty at NLA

Fuel Poverty – An architectural assistant’s musings

I must start off by professing that I am no expert in the field of sustainable energy or Passivhaus, I am a part one architectural assistant who has spent the first two years of his career working for Architype. I have been in the incredibly lucky position of working alongside some of the leading experts in the field ... 

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Passivhaus social housing development completes in Shropshire

A £2m exemplar Passivhaus residential scheme has now been handed over to residents in Shropshire. A mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom homes have completed  in Callaughtons Ash, Much Wenlock. These are comprised of 2 shared ownership and 10 homes for social rental. The highly sustainable development is an exemplar model ... 

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The first of two new Passivhaus social housing schemes in Swansea completes

Architype were appointed by Swansea Council to design the first new-build social housing schemes commissioned by the local authority in 40 years. Located on 2 separate suburban sites in the north of the city, planning permission was granted for a combined 30 new homes, designed to the rigorous Passivhaus ... 

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