Sustainability

sustainability

Conservation and remodelling of a 1930s building which now generates all the power needed for its own consumption through the use of photo-voltaic cells, wind turbines, a solar-heated hot water system, a mini-combined heat and power plant, high levels of thermal insulation and other energy conservation technologies

The Heysham Primary Care Centre is designed to achieve BREEAM 'Excellent' standard.

In the proposals for a private dwelling in Elswick, Lancashire, we aim to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 by incorporating sustainable, local materials, optimised natural lighting, water conservation and on-site renewables in order to minimise carbon emissions and maintain health and well-being for the proposed occupant.

We believe that as designers we have a responsibility to seek solutions which involve the minimal use of both materials and energy resources.

We seek to ensure that our buildings are designed to provide flexible, long-life solutions.

We aim to involve our clients in our search for sustainable solutions, a process which starts at the earliest briefing sessions and continues throughout the design and construction processes.

We support the protection of ecologically sensitive areas, the use of safe and sustainable materials and the implementation of resource-efficient solutions to preserve the maximum stock of natural resources for future generations.

These aims and ambitions are not an expedient reaction to today's recently discovered interest in sustainability but have been a recurring thread throughout our work for many years.

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