Baker Ruff Hannon was established in 1979 and provides project management, cost management and associated services. The majority of our projects are in social housing and we work with a number of organisations throughout the South West in this regard. We are currently engaged in a small Passivhaus scheme with one of our Clients and we are trying to encourage other providers to adopt the criteria to achieve environmental and economic benefits for their tenants. Our Partners have been engaged in the development of a Passivhaus swimming pool in the United Kingdom, which is a new if not unique concept.
Website: http://bakerruffhannon.co.uk
Website: http://barraprojects.co.uk
Having started business in 1984 and renamed in 2018 following a merger, BCR Infinity Architects are a multi-skilled architectural team striving to deliver innovative, inspiring and deliverable architecture with sustainability at the core of all our designs. With offices in Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds the award-winning, experienced team, work across many sectors and have experience in delivering Passive House and BREEAM excellent buildings. Showing commitment to the quality-of-service BCR Infinity Architects deliver, the company is ISO 9001: (2015) Quality Management certified, ISO 14001: (2015) Environmental Management certified and SSIP Safety-Scheme certified. Covering sectors from small to large scale residential in private and affordable sectors; commercial, offices and industrial; retail and leisure; science and business parks to master planning and historic works – we offer a quality, flexible service for our clients.
BDP is an international interdisciplinary practice of architects, engineers, designers and urbanists. We work closely with users, clients and the community to create special places for living, working, shopping, culture and learning across the world. Founded in 1961, we now have studios across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, UAE, India, China, Singapore and Canada. BDP has a leading track record in all major sectors including health, education, workplace, retail, urbanism, heritage, housing, transport and leisure and has won over 1000 awards for design quality. In March 2016, BDP combined forces with Japan’s leading engineering practice Nippon Koei to form an integrated design group of genuine international reach. Sharing a philosophy which places an emphasis on design integration and community impact.
Website: http://www.bdp.com
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is Scotland’s innovation centre for construction and the built environment. We were established in 2014 to supercharge Scotland’s innovative business and academic ecosystem and help deliver sustainable economic, social, and environmental impact for Scotland. Our work revolves around supporting industry, educators, and learners to deliver transformational change to the construction sector. We also enable industry to find solutions to key challenges, provide open access to cutting-edge equipment at the innovation factory, as well as connecting and engaging networks through a rich events and educational programmes.
Website: http://be-st.build
Since we began life in 1892 we’ve developed our crafts to realise any vision. From state-of-the-art auditoriums and sports centres to meticulous chapel conversions. We have the specialist expertise, trade and craft skills to carefully restore, repair and construct ecclesiastical and religious buildings. Our relationships with schools, universities and local education authorities often span decades. Whether a project is a small refurbishment or large and complex, our commitment to delivering our customer’s vision never wavers. We strive to be better tomorrow than we are today and we build with ambition. Our approach to sustainability practices is no different. We are committed to protecting the environment and ensuring that our actions today do not adversely affect future generations.
Website: https://www.beardconstruction.co.uk/
Simplifying Passivhaus: Beattie Passive have developed an award winning, innovative offsite timber frame build technology that guarantees the performance of Passivhaus, delivering energy efficient homes in any design, shape or style. The complete build system (walls, roof and ground floor) is certified by the Passivhaus Institute and patented in 68 countries. The offsite timber frame system is designed and manufactured in the UK and provides a continuous insulation layer around the core of a timber framed structure. This greatly simplifies the delivery of Passivhaus, providing performance and quality certainty delivering high quality, energy efficient and healthy homes for all. We work with Self-builders, Housing Associations, Developers and Architects to offer a simple, fast, efficient construction solution for Passivhaus.
Website: http://www.beattiepassive.com
BecoWallform is the recognised British name for the isorast building system, the original building system to be approved by the Passivhaus Institut in Germany. A practical method of construction, detailed and approved to Passivhaus standards, the system has been proven in service for over twenty years. Manufactured in the UK using robust materials which will not deteriorate over time, Wallform has a long useful life and low maintenance costs.
Website: http://www.becowallform.co.uk/applications/passivhaus/
We are an award-winning architecture and design practice based in Edinburgh, committed to a progressive, thoughtful and environmentally responsible design approach. We are Certified Passive House Designers and all our projects are completely unique, to ensure that the full potential of every situation is realised.
Website: http://beecherarchitect.com
Bell Phillips architects was established in 2004 after Tim Bell and Hari Phillips won an international design competition to carry out a major regeneration project in East London. From this first £8 million project the practice has grown and diversified with a portfolio that currently includes a wide range of projects across a number of sectors. The practice has a strong track record of high quality design demonstrated through high profile competition wins, awards and features in publications and exhibitions. Nevertheless our approach is grounded in a fundamental understanding of the technical, financial and practical issues which ensures that our designs are viable and deliverable. We work at all stages from feasibility studies, through to planning applications, detail design and production information.
Website: http://www.bellphillips.com
Bennett Freehill, founded in 1999, is a leading Building Services Consulting Engineering company in Northern Ireland. We specialize in providing innovative and practical sustainable engineering solutions, with a strong focus on Passivhaus and NZEB construction as well as MEP Engineering. Our client-centered approach aims to create exceptional buildings, and we prioritize the use of natural construction materials and renewable energy sources to minimize energy consumption. As certified Passivhaus designers and members of sustainable building associations, our teams strive to design environmentally friendly buildings that promote occupant well-being, maximize natural daylighting, and contribute to local biodiversity.
Website: http://bennettfreehill.com
Bere:architects, founded by Justin Bere, is one of the UK’s foremost Passivhaus practices with strong emphasis on design quality and R+D, and winner of numerous design and sustainability awards. B:A produced London’s first Passivhaus home, UK’s first Passivhaus Social Housing, UK’s first Passivhaus CSH level 6 home, UK’s first Passivhaus non-domestic retrofit, and has recently set a new benchmark for performance - the UK’s first Passivhaus Plus proven by two years of monitoring. B:A won both of the International BRE Passivhaus competitions (2009, Ebbw Vale & 2012 Watford). The practice has carried out a substantial amount of R+D work which is freely available on their website. Justin was invited to write the RIBA’s ‘Introduction to Passive House’ and co-organised the UK’s first annual Passivhaus Conferences in Camden Town Hall & UEL (2010) and Islington Town Hall (2011), increasing Passivhaus uptake and understanding among architects, students, public and politicians.
Website: http://www.bere.co.uk/
Beyond Carbon is a design and engineering consultancy founded by Dr. Joel Callow. We are passionate about decarbonising the built environment, as well as creating beautiful spaces and places in which people thrive. Beyond Carbon are Passivhaus designers and consultants for large-scale buildings, sites and masterplans. We engineer an excellent, beyond-zero-carbon built environment using the Passivhaus Standard as a key tool. Allied to this, we use whole-life-carbon tools to calculate, minimise and optimise total carbon, including the carbon emissions embodied in construction. We encourage our clients to consider low energy retrofit where possible, and also engage in Passivhaus design on new construction projects where retrofit isn’t viable.
Website: http://www.beyondcarbon.uk/
Website: http://www.biltondesign.uk
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Formed in 2016, Bloom architects is an established design studio with creativity, sustainability and innovation at its heart. The practice undertakes work for commercial and developer clients, public sector clients and private homeowner clients. The bulk of our services include planning permission and building regulations applications locally and nationally for modern new build houses, residential developments, healthcare buildings and commercial projects. The studio adapts to the project brief regardless of project type or size and frequently provides architectural design services at smaller scales. Examples include modern house extensions, open plan kitchen and dining extensions, loft conversions with dormers, bungalow loft conversions, house refurbishments and self-build projects.
Website: http://bloomarchitects.com
Blowerproof Liquid Applied Membrane is a VOC free, water based, flexible polymer that provides a unique and sustainable way to permanently secure airtight building connections and surfaces in both new build and retrofit. It also serves as a vapour, radon and methane barrier. Suitable for direct application to a wide range of substrates without the need for primer. Certifications: Passive Component ‘A’, BBA, Exova, M1 (VTT), BBRI. Specific test data and construction details available on request. Over 1 million square metres installed. Over 3,000 reference sites across Europe including Duxford (UK) - Imperial War museum - which registered the best airtightness test result ever recorded in the UK of 0.03ach. Blowerproof is available as a fibre reinforced brush applied version or a liquid version for spray or roller application in either blue/black or white options. Blowerproof provides a UK wide contract application service.
Website: http://blowerproof.co.uk
Specialists in the construction of new build houses and the refurbishment of residential properties in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire. Experienced in Passivhaus construction techniques, SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) construction, thermal bridging design, MVHR (Mechanical ventilation heat recovery), air tightness, triple glazing and renewable energy installations including ASHP’s (Air source Heat Pumps), Solar Panels installations, battery Installations. We partner and collaborate directly with Clients, Architects and Passivhaus accredited designers to guide and support our clients from concept to completion. We build with ambition and strive to be better tomorrow than we are today.
We are a privately owned consulting engineering company who deliver comprehensive, innovative, and sustainable solutions within the Civil, Structural and Mechanical and Electrical aspects of projects. Our commitment, attention to detail and the planning of our projects is at the heart of our service. It is the foundation on which we design superior buildings and infrastructure for our clients. With a history that stretches back to the mid-19th Century, the Blyth & Blyth name has been a reassuring mainstay of the UK construction industry for over 170+ years and we currently operate from offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin.
Website: http://www.blythandblyth.co.uk
Bow Tie Construction have many years of combined experience designing and building low-energy homes and M&E installations. The majority of their 70+ builders have worked on their certified Passivhaus projects. In 2019 their ‘Max Fordham House’ project won two RIBA London awards including one for sustainability. Bow Tie’s success isn’t just down to specialist skills, experience, and a dedication to style and innovation. It’s the result of their commitment to deliver the very best service to the architects, property developers and home owners who form their network of clients. Value-engineering is an essential stage of the process in which Bow Tie do their best to deliver a dream Passivhaus for the lowest £/sqm achievable. Just ask any of their previous customers, architects or suppliers – they are more than happy to supply extensive references. Bow Tie Construction welcome projects valued £500k - £4M.
Website: http://www.bowtieconstruction.co.uk
Website: http://www.bowmanriley.com
BPA has always tried to be as sustainable as possible and aim to introduce clients to the benefits of sustainable design. Recently Rosemary has qualified as a passive house certified designer. She has long had an interest in sustainable design and with the qualification hopes to work on more sustainable projects. The practice is currently working on a development consisting of Passive House flats and houses. We have a further project, where an extension to a listed building is to be to passive house standards with the existing house improved as far as possible within the constraints of the acceptability to the planners and within the limit of the budget. The practice is also looking at Enerphit projects with a long term client who specialises in over-cladding old buildings.
Website: http://bpa-architecture.co.uk/
Website: http://bpg.co.uk
BPTW brings together specialisms in architecture, planning, urban design and BIM to transform not just physical spaces, but people’s lives. Our work tells our story. We are bold. We are innovative. We care. For over 30 years, innovation in design, planning, sustainability and construction technologies has established BPTW’s reputation as experts in residential development, neighbourhood place-making and mixed-use regeneration. BPTW has extensive experience delivering highly sustainable schemes that prioritise energy efficient homes using a fabric first starting point. Our Sustainability Group and Certified Passivhaus Designers influence our design methodology to deliver Passivhaus and Net Zero Carbon projects. Our work covers a wide geographical area across the South East and Central England. Our 130 strong team work in an exciting, interactive and creative studio environment which enables BPTW to deliver holistic solutions to planning and design challenges.
Website: https://www.bptw.co.uk/
Based in East Lothian and working throughout Scotland and the North of England, Brennan & Wilson Architects specialise in both rural and urban sustainable design of housing, commercial, community and arts projects. John Brennan and Julie Wilson met whilst working at Gaia Architects, and later formed Brennan & Wilson Architects in 2002. Julie Wilson is a European Certified Passive House Designer. The practice have completed a number of projects to Passivhaus and Enerfit standard. John Brennan combines practice with academic education, and is Professor of Sustainable Architecture at The University of Edinburgh.
Website: http://www.bwarchitects.co.uk
Website: http://www.brighterplaces.co.uk
Website: http://www.mattinsonassociates.com
A Los Angeles native, Bryan Oknyansky is an architect who moved to London in 2009 to study at the Architectural Association, and has since embarked on a career path embracing architecture, design and technology. This combination of expertise enabled Bryan to broaden his disciplinary boundaries to work in fields including architecture, product design and academia at schools including the Royal College of Art and the London College of Fashion. Since 2019, Bryan has worked at Dexter Moren Associates and is a senior designer leading the planning and design process for a range of residential, hotel and aparthotel projects across the UK. He specialises in leading clients, stakeholders and design teams in incorporating design and building technology innovations to deliver projects that meet present and future commercial and sustainability briefs. With his extensive experience in digital design practice, and having become a Certified Passivhaus Designer in 2022, Bryan supports DMA’s constant growth in the fields of sustainability and technology. Bryan brings a wide range of sector expertise covering residential, hospitality, mixed-use, high-rise and masterplan developments, in addition to a CV that includes lecturing at design schools around the world and product design.
I have been a member of the AECB for a number of years and was one of the second group to undertake the AECB CarbonLite Retrofit course in the UK. Currently we are renovating a 15th Century mud hut (Cob/adobe & rubble stone) with later additions to Passivhaus standards, while adding an 80m² single storey extension. We also received planning for a second project for a new build house designed to Passivhaus standards by Gale & Snowden in Exeter using ICF as the build method. I am passionate about Passivhaus retrofit, especially with regards to cost effective retrofit solutions & building methods.
Website: http://buildcollective.co.uk
Website: https://www.builde.co.uk/
Created in 2016, Building NRG provides building physics consultancy across the construction industry, promoting a ‘fabric first’ approach, enabling the creation of healthy, comfortable and energy efficient buildings. With over ten years of building physics and project management experience, we work with architects, product manufacturers, façade & energy consultants and house-builders. We offer consultancy in relation to: Thermal bridging analysis; Condensation risk, including WUFI analysis; Fenestration U-values, and; and whole building Energy modelling.
Website: http://www.buildingnrg.co.uk
We’re a passionate builder with exacting high standards and a green thread running through everything we do. We strive to deliver carbon zero or carbon neutral homes or passivhaus and where financially feasible, sustainable lower carbon materials will be used. We harness our craftsmen’s skills, the dedication of our tradesmen, and the knowledge and education of our management team to add value to every project we’re involved with. Whether a remodel, thermal upgrade, new build, smart renewable energy install, or an extension or a garden room, we’ll always aim to minimise your project’s carbon footprint and hit relevant standards as required.
Website: http://www.builtgreen.co.uk
Built Works is a RIBA chartered architecture and design practice founded in 2020 with a vision to combine cutting edge technology with environmentalism. Operating across multiple sectors and at a range of scales in both urban and rural locations, the practice has offices in London and the Lake District.
Website: http://www.built.works
Website: http://www.wearebba.co.uk
Buttress is an AJ100 design studio and certified B Corporation based in Manchester and Leeds, providing architecture, heritage and urban design services. Working across a number of sectors including residential, commercial, education, arts and culture and ecclesiastical, our aim is to create high-quality architectural solutions that respond sensitively to their context but remain unquestionably of their time – creating buildings and places that have purpose, sensibility, and appeal.
Website: https://buttress.net/
