To work properly, a Passive House needs continuous insulation together with a continuous air tight membrane. No gaps. Gaps allow heat...

Retrofitting a home to Passive House principles needs a special kind of builder. One who is committed to the idea, pays attention to...

Before starting design, we needed to understand my existing bungalow. How is it currently performing in terms of energy efficiency? How...

The starting point for the architectural design was to develop and agree the brief with Russel Hayden. There were two halves to this:...

I'm an architect. So this should be easy for me, right? Well, I can design 10,000 homes (the last project I worked on before I retired...

I must have been the only person prioritising a simple box-like form as I looked at places to buy in Kendal. Whilst it's possible to...