Tomorrow 6.30pm | Dutch designer & architect, Robert van Middendorp discusses his project to build a community hall made from ‘hand me down’ materials. He is joined by Chris Stewart for a lively & timely debate that explores challenges & ambitions; eventbrite.co.uk/e/circular-thi…

Thanks to ambitious carbon reduction policy The City of Edinburgh Council PHT members Collective Architecture aim for #Passivhaus at #Powderhall #Regeneration ow.ly/aJ5750CGFD5 Broughton Spurtle ow.ly/ndVf50CGFKP #CouncilsCan #PowerOfPolicy #SustainableBuilding #ClimateAction #PHsocial

We've just published this blog post with a few thoughts on carbon sequestration in timber buildings (or any timber product for that matter): alltenvironmental.com/blog.php?n=201… The answer is why we should never demolish buildings. #climatechange #timber #sequestration

Delighted to see our Cedar multi-storey flats at Woodside recognised at the Architects’ Journal #RetrofitAwards 👏

“When you look at what is being built now, and where codes are going in terms of energy efficiency, dealing with embodied carbon becomes critically important.” ⁦@[email protected]⁩ treehugger.com/acan-calls-for…

Some good stuff in this #openaccess research paper looking at 35 approaches to defining #Netzero from across the World. Some recommendations that will sound familiar to @LETI_London 1/lots sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Delighted that our Cedar flats have been recognised at the #AJRetrofitAwards 🎉🏆 Well done to the team and all involved Collective Architecture Rupert Daly 👏🎊

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A shining example of why we set up Collective Energy. The #passivhaus methodology enabled this project to ‘lock in’ significantly better energy efficiency and comfort for residents for the long term #retrofirst #ClimateCrisis #fuelpoverty

We are excited to announce our newest training initiative. Currently in development, the training will upskill and reskill people in high quality housing standards. Scottish Funding Council Passivhaus Trust Register interest in training: cs-ic.org/innovationcent…

"The #CEEbill offers the last, best chance for the UK to make a serious roadmap to tackle the climate-nature emergency. It must form part of the next #QueensSpeech on 11 May." Our fantastic allies writing in the The Independent 👉 independent.co.uk/voices/letters…

Great opportunity to get funded contractor training in the #Passivhaus methodology and site quality assurance.

Really clear description of how UK compliance tools SAP,EPC operate (currently) and differ to design tools such as #Passivhaus. Interested to see how EPCs might detail their climate changing impacts in the future. 15 is the magic number!#EfficiencyFirst.

A wee research/QA airtightness strategy test halfway through our 1920s external retrofit for Agile City CIC we/ thermalimageguy filled the main space with theatre smoke and fans up to 50Pa to push it out the building fabric. Literally took hours to clear! 😂🥳🍾#Passivhaus

We're proud today to launch our latest campaign - Households Declare! It's time for every UK household to declare a climate emergency! Sign our letter to Alok Sharma, retweet & read more at our fantastic website below #HouseholdsDeclare 🏡🌍 householdsdeclare.org

Let’s try to think who may be interested in this: Hab-Lab Collective Energy Bennetts Associates @enoughscot 2050 Climate Group Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌎 @COP26_Coalition Architecture and Design Scotland @ScotEcoDesign ClimateCampScotland Guardian Environment Do share onward to anyone who may be!

Scotland’s Housing Network to host Scottish Housing Day zero carbon event Scottish Housing News scottishhousingnews.com/article/scotla…

Interested to find out how to implement #NetZero retrofit? Join LETI at the CSIC this friday.

In response to Scotlands climate week, our Collective Energy team are thinking global and acting local. Todays lunchtime session discussed where we think our practice is and where we want it to be in terms of sustainability #starttheconversation #ScotClimateWeek Net Zero Scotland