Cutting Emissions

Passivhaus Principles The UK is seeing more extreme weather on the back of human-caused climate change. Winters bring flooding. Summers, excessive heat. And trying to keep your house cool in 30 degrees plus isn’t always easy! When heatwaves strike, the temptation is to panic. Buy an air conditioning unit, dig out an electric fan, or… Read More »Zero-Cost Passivhaus: Keep Your House Cool Without Spending a Fortune!

Beyond Scope 1 and 2: Why Cutting Supply Chain Emissions Drives Commercial Growth For most businesses, direct emissions – the fuel burned in company vehicles (Scope 1) or the electricity powering offices and sites (Scope 2) – represent the tip of the environmental iceberg. Research shows that 70% to 90% (and sometimes more) of an… Read More »Reducing Scope 3 Emissions In The Supply Chain

If your business bids for UK private or public sector contracts, you already know rules of engagement have changed. Sustainability is no longer a “nice-to-have” paragraph tucked at the end of your tenders. It’s a strict, scored gateway making the difference between winning and losing the work. Between PPN006 and PPN 06/21 (which mandate a… Read More »Using Carbon Literacy to Unlock Tenders and Enhance CSR

Inside Crossway Passivhaus: The Future of Low Emission Construction and Thermal Mass When temperatures outside soar into the high 30s, step inside Crossway in Kent and you’ll instantly understand why Passivhaus design is revolutionising low emission construction in the UK. As one of the very first homes in the UK to achieve official Passivhaus certification,… Read More »Low Operational Emissions in Construction – Passivhaus

The built environment is responsible for 39% of emissions when including both embodied and operational emissions. In this article we see how circular thinking can be used to reduce that considerably.