# Maintaining a Green Roof Through the Seasons and What Most People Forget Here’s what happens with most commercial green roof installations: the boardroom presentation goes brilliantly, the installation looks…
# Airtightness Testing Explained and How to Hit Passive House Standards Getting a building properly airtight isn’t just about ticking compliance boxes. It’s about creating spaces that actually work for…
# How to Install Rainwater Harvesting at Home and Whether It’s Worth the Cost I’ve spent the last five years watching clients debate rainwater harvesting systems, and the conversation always…
# How to Insulate an Older UK Home Without Trapping Moisture I spent three years watching a beautiful Victorian terrace slowly develop damp patches after what seemed like a perfectly…
# How to Draught Proof a Period Property Without Damaging Original Features You’ve inherited a Victorian terrace or bought a Georgian townhouse, and every winter brings the same problem: heating…
# How to Add Biophilic Elements to a Garden Room or Outbuilding Garden rooms represent one of the best opportunities to create genuinely biophilic spaces. Unlike retrofitting a Victorian terrace…
I’ve spent fifteen years managing commercial building systems before moving into sustainability consultancy, and I can tell you this: when procurement teams start asking me about passive house standards for…
Upon entering the Amazon Spheres in Seattle, one experiences a disorienting feeling. You’re not entering a traditional office building. Instead, you’re entering what looks and feels like a jungle, encased…
As someone who has worked on water feature installations in offices, retail and health care for 15 years, I can say that they are very beneficial, but also the most…
# How to Write a Self Build Project Plan for a Natural Material Home After watching dozens of natural material self-builds go spectacularly over budget and beyond deadline, I can…
# How to Create Seasonal Variation Indoors So Your Home Feels Alive All Year Most homes exist in a state of artificial spring. Same temperature, same light, same air movement,…
Walking through the Sonoran Desert near Elfrida, Arizona, you’ll find something that challenges everything the modern construction industry tells us about building homes. Here, on 145 acres of high desert…
# Planning Permission for Green Roofs and When You Need It Installing a green roof feels like it should be straightforward. You’re improving your building’s environmental performance, managing stormwater, and…
# Mortgage Options for Eco Built Homes and What Lenders Will Accept If you’ve spent months planning your eco build only to discover that half the mortgage lenders won’t touch…
**Building With Hempcrete and Why It Could Replace Concrete** I’ve watched construction projects spend six months planning a sustainability strategy, only to pour 200 cubic metres of Portland cement the…
# Choosing Indoor Plants That Actually Improve Air Quality and Where to Put Them I need to be honest with you straight away. If you’re buying houseplants because you think…
The built environment accounts for 39 percent of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions — which is the largest area of emissions reduction potential in any sector. Most building design…
As biophilic design continues to grow as a topic of conversation regarding the physical space that humans occupy, the majority of the conversation focuses on the visual aspects of design…
Most corporate decision makers and facility managers are sceptical about biophilic design when they consider it as a capital expense. The simple question is: “What is the return on investment?”…
I have worked with organisations for 15 years developing and implementing biophilic design as part of their workplace strategy, and I believe I am seeing a fundamental shift in the…