Boost to UK Passivhaus certification capacity

 Tomas Gaertner

"We have been involved with Passivhaus projects at various different scales for the last 15 years both as architect and Passivhaus Consultant, including residential, care, offices, higher education, leisure and pool facilities. In addition to training architects with the RIBA we have been working collaboratively with fellow architects and engineers to assist with their Passivhaus designs, and many of these over the years have become experts themselves.

As Passivhaus Certifiers we are looking forward to continue these working relationships and bring our experience in to help design teams build better performing, healthier and more efficient buildings, designed to the world leading standard in energy efficiency."

Tomas Gaertner, Director: bePHit / SE3Design

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Shane Kinsella

“I have been actively involved in Passivhaus projects for 8 years and I have provided Passivhaus and MEP consultancy on many projects. As part of my role in MosArt, I provide MEP support to our team of certifiers. Having worked on everything from single houses to high rise towers and everything in between, it was a natural progression to become a Passivhaus Certifier. When the opportunity arose to become a Certifier, I wanted in.

I am very passionate about Passivhaus and believe that I can make a valuable contribution to the industry and assist in reducing the environmental impact of our buildings. I am a firm advocate of the 'Mean, Lean, Green' approach to sustainable buildings and Passivhaus is a proven path to delivering this, with a consistently low performance gap. I look forward to working with our clients to help them achieve their sustainability goals, in a practical manner.”

 Shane Kinsella, Head of Sustainability Department: MosArt

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Dr Sarah​ Price

"There is a huge and increasing demand for Passivhaus and therefore Passivhaus Certifiers in the UK.  Myself and QODA want to be part of that change, to create better and healthier buildings, to improve workmanship and to take pride in our construction projects.

I am really looking forward to the challenges that we will face as new types of building and ever larger developments come forward for certification.  I am also looking forward to working on projects that aim to deliver affordable, low-carbon, healthy homes, both new build and retrofit."

Dr Sarah Price, Technical Director: QODA Consulting

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Paul Smith

"I became a Certifier to assist in driving the industry to meet the quality and standards of construction we are capable of achieving.

I’m looking forward to helping others in achieving Passivhaus certification for their projects and contributing to raising further awareness to the many benefits the Passivhaus standard brings.

At Greengauge we had a plan that we wanted to be considered as technical experts in our field. My becoming a Passivhaus Certifier takes us a massive step forwards to making that plan come true." 

Paul Smith, Associate Director: Greengauge

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Gwilym Still

"I think Passivhaus is crucial in delivering net zero carbon, and I realised we needed more Certifiers than the current group of great people in the UK.

So when I got the chance to train as a Certifier I grabbed it with both hands. I look forward to helping deliver high comfort and quality, low operational energy buildings, and to learning in the process."

Gwilym Still, Director: Max Fordham

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