Sustainability

Building for a
lighter century.

Low-carbon is not a service we bolt on — it is the starting point of every brief. We model carbon, energy and comfort from the first sketch, and hold ourselves to the numbers once the building opens.

Polished-concrete corridor running between glazed rooms and a dark kitchen
  • ‑38%Avg. embodied carbon vs. baseline
  • 2030Net-zero across our portfolio
  • 100%Projects carbon-modelled
  • 12Passivhaus-certified buildings
Curved white balconies rising against a blue sky

Carbon

Net-zero by 2030

  • Whole-life carbon budgets set at stage 1
  • Low-carbon structure — timber first
  • On-site renewables designed in, not added
Architect marking up drawings beside a rolled plan

Materials

Honest, low-impact materials

  • Reuse and retrofit before demolition
  • Responsibly sourced, durable finishes
  • Designed for disassembly and repair
Bright double-height living room with an open timber stair

People

Healthy, low-energy buildings

  • Daylight, air quality and acoustics modelled
  • Passive comfort before mechanical systems
  • Post-occupancy tuning in year one
  • BREEAM Outstanding
  • Passivhaus
  • LEED Platinum
  • WELL
  • NABERS