Net Zero: Retrofit in Practice! We attended this important event last week organised by Metis (SMS), held in the lush green setting of the Voco Oxford Spires Hotel. A number of key topics were covered including the energy transition, energy in school, the Government’s...
We helped a co-housing group in Milton Keynes to understand the environmental performance of their listed housing development and how to make improvements! This came in the form of an environmental design report where we assessed building fabric, meter readings,...
Our new project is an extension and Passivhaus retrofit (EnerPHit) of a 1920s detached house in North Oxford! The design seeks to replace the roof with a hip to gable loft conversion and zinc dormer, and to provide a large ground floor extension to create a new...
A large part of what we do at Sow Space is the retrofit of existing buildings. And wherever possible, we aim to do this using natural, rather than synthetic, materials. Materials such as timber, hemp, wool, straw, cork, cellulose, lime and clay have a wide range of...
Last month, we were lucky enough to join in with some retrofit workshops at Abingdon and Witney College. These sessions, organised by Michael Huth at the Net Zero Skills Hub, are a great initiative aiming to upskill construction professionals in the practicalities of...
With February’s lighter evenings finally starting to make their presence felt, we thought we’d share a look at a project we began last summer that’s all about making the most of what the sun has to offer… Another feasibility study, this time the challenge was to fit a...
