Many organisations are now looking at more sustainable ways to reduce their energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint. Passive House design is a proven solution that provides a range of approaches to deliver new and existing buildings optimised for low energy usage and focused on occupant health and wellbeing.
Backed with over 30 years of international evidence, Passive House buildings provide a high level of occupant comfort using very little energy for heating and cooling. As the construction industry is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, national architects, GSSArchitecture are keen to help reduce this statistic, and as a result, are celebrating the latest member of their team becoming a Passive House Designer.
Phil Hunt, Senior Associate at GSS, has recently completed his training and passed his examination to become a Passive House Designer, which means that the architectural practice can apply Passive House standards to their new and current schemes, together with fully Passive House projects in the future, therefore increasing the benefits for their clients across the country. In addition to reduced energy consumption, the benefits of Passive House also include increased comfort for the occupants as they are free from draughts, cold spots and excessive overheating, providing a constant supply of fresh, clean air. In turn, this increases the wellbeing of occupants, especially as people are spending more time indoors than ever before.
Tom Lyons, Senior Partner at GSSArchitecture, said:
“We are very privileged to have Phil and his extensive knowledge of the industry on our team. As a practice that has been operating for over 144 years, we are always researching new technologies to understand what can be done to be more sustainable, not just in the way we work, but also the designs we produce. GSS are proud to be offering this service to our clients and taking another step forward to producing truly sustainable designs.”
Phil Hunt said:
“Passive House is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, and affordable at the same time. I’m really pleased to have this opportunity to apply what I have learnt to both new builds and refurbishment projects and am excited to take this forward in future projects.”
Alongside their in-house SKA assessor, Eleanor Lee, and their Sustainability, Net Zero, and Health and Wellbeing teams, GSS have been steadily building their portfolio of sustainability services and are well-placed to offer environmentally conscious design solutions to clients across the country.
Visit the website to find out more about GSSArchitecture and their research and stance on sustainability and net zero, to contact them about an upcoming project, or to view their extensive range of projects in a variety of projects across the UK.
Find out more about GSSArchitecture at www.gssarchitecture.com
