What is the difference between Passivhaus and BREEAM?
by RISE Design Studio on Apr 30, 2022
At a time when energy prices are rising, it is helpful to know about options in the home for reducing energy consumption. From an architectural and design point of view, this equates to much more than having a shorter shower or reducing the time the heating is turned on. Today, there …
Working towards a Net Zero London
by RISE Design Studio on Dec 2, 2020
Earlier this month, New London Architecture (NLA) published a report on ‘Zero Carbon London‘. Part of NLA’s Net Zero programme (#NLANetZero), the report provides new insight into progress in the built environment profession in the fight against climate change. It is based on results o …
Exploring Chailey Brick Factory
by RISE Design Studio on Dec 8, 2016
We recently attended a CPD tour organised by RIBA to the Ibstock brick factory in Chailey, near Lewes in Sussex. It was fascinating to see process of traditional stock brick manufacturing in one of the last remaining clamp-firing factories in Europe. We highly recommend a trip to the …
Passivhaus explained
by RISE Design Studio on Sep 21, 2015
Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings is a key concern for a sustainable architect. In this blog post, we look at the basic principles of the Passivhaus (or Passive House) standard: a sustainable construction concept that is the fastest growing energy performance standard in t …
Sustainable architecture principles: environment, energy, efficiency
by RISE Design Studio on Aug 26, 2015
Buildings account for about half of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Globally, architecture was responsible for 40-50% of waste deposits in landfills at the turn of the new millennium, and 20-30% of greenhouse gas emissions.
