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Ground-breaking ceremony at Rowledge Village Hall with trustees, Mayor of Farnham, and community members
Work Begins on a New Village Hall for Rowledge

Construction has officially begun on the new Rowledge Village Hall, following a celebratory ground-breaking ceremony attended by local leaders and community members. The project is set to be completed in approximately 13 months.

Work Begins on a New Village Hall for Rowledge
Restoring Heritage: Grade ii Listed Granary Cartshed in Surrey

Great progress is underway on the restoration of an 18th-century, Grade II Listed Granary Cartshed in Surrey.

Restoring Heritage: Grade ii Listed Granary Cartshed in Surrey
Passivhaus in UK Education: Designing Smarter, Healthier Schools

Educational projects across the UK are increasingly adopting Passivhaus certification to deliver healthier, more energy-efficient school and university buildings. Recent case studies show how Passivhaus design enhances learning environments, reduces energy costs, and supports student wellbeing.

Passivhaus in UK Education: Designing Smarter, Healthier Schools
Guildford Public House Autumn Event

Guildford Public House Networking โ€“ Autumn 2025

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Guildford Public House Autumn Event
Diagram of a Passivhaus building showing optimal orientation and compact form, illustrating reduced heat loss and improved energy performance.
๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป.

Orientation and Heat Loss Form Factor are critical to achieving energy-efficient Passivhaus design. In this post, we explore how early design decisions shape long-term performance and sustainability.

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป.
Diagram of triple-glazed window installation in a Passivhaus building, illustrating thermal layers and energy-efficient design.
๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€

Triple glazing is essential to achieving Passivhaus certification, offering superior thermal performance and soundproofing. In this post, we explore how U-values, G-values, and glazing specifications contribute to energy-efficient, comfortable building design.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€
Illustration of a Passivhaus building envelope highlighting airtight construction and MVHR system airflow, representing energy-efficient and healthy indoor environments
๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ-๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐— ๐—ฉ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ฃ๐—›) ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป:

Airtightness and MVHR systems are essential to achieving the comfort, efficiency, and health benefits of Passivhaus design. In this post, we explore how these two elements work together to reduce energy loss, improve air quality, and create high-performance living and working environments.

๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ-๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐— ๐—ฉ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ฃ๐—›) ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป:
Passivhaus logo with Fabric First label representing sustainable building principles
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€?

As certified Passivhaus designers, we are proud to be part of the movement towards sustainable building practices.In this post, we explore how the Passivhaus model applies science to architecture, creating healthier, more energy-efficient environments through principles like airtightness, MVHR systems, and the โ€˜Fabric Firstโ€™ approach.

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€?
Block building - teambuilding activity at wildwood adventures
Architects do it with elevation!

Company teambuilding afternoon at Wildwood

Architects do it with elevation!