Our Building Ethos
Using sustainable materials and best building practices
Our goal is to design and build beautiful, timeless, high value, high efficiency and healthy homes
Create organic and functional designs, bonding the relationship between the building and its environment
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Passive House Design
Passive houses, known as PassivHaus in Germany, have been constructed in Europe for many years. These houses are acclaimed for promoting health, comfort, and environmental friendliness, setting the global benchmark for energy-efficient construction applicable in any location.
A Passive House offers a wholesome indoor environment and unparalleled comfort, all achieved with minimal energy consumption. Thanks to precise construction planning and an intelligent air filtration system, the internal temperatures remain consistently between 18oC and 25oC, unaffected by external weather variations.
What Are the Main Principles of a Passive House?
- Airtight construction alongside the Mechanical Heat Recovery Ventilation unit ensures that only fresh filtered air enters your home whilst climate control is stabilised.
- Climate dependent continuous insulation means your home is perfectly suited to its immediate environment.
High-performance double-glazed windows and doors minimise energy loss of the building. - Eliminating thermal bridges within the building limits heat transfer from outside or inside the building, improving the health and comfort of your home.
Healthy, Environmental Homes Utilising Building Biology Principles
- Building orientation to face North which captures and maximises the natural climatic features like cold and hot breezes to either warm or cool the house. External shading of the home can drastically reduce summer temperatures whilst improving energy and comfort.
- Passive cooling and heating work in conjunction with the building orientation to passively control the internal temperature of your home, instead of relying on mechanic systems.
- Healthy homes consist of a supply of fresh air with the absence of air pollutants, irritants, toxins, moulds, yeasts and bacteria, along with dusts and allergens. With breathable walls that allow vapour to move and avoid condensation that leads to mold growth.
- Whole house water filtration ensure that chlorine, fluoride and other potential irritants do not enter your house or your body.
- Shielding electrical wires, keeping sleeping areas free (wherever possible) to reduce magnetic fields and electro-pollution.
- Maximising thermal mass within the building to capture and retain heat in winter or cooling in summer.
