Zero Carbon World

Zero carbon design are typically homes designed with Passivehaus Certification. We can provide this service, though for most projects we design with the intention of reducing the carbon footprint of the home, but the use of local materials and manufactures.

What is Passivhaus?

Passivhaus design is a standard for design and construction. It's code for sustainable housing that aims to create homes maintain comfortable temperatures with minimal energy use. The intention is to create houses that are comfortable to live in and which use passive energy sources such as sunlight and human and appliance-generated heat to dramatically decrease the need for additional space heating. To achieve Passivhaus standards, space heating energy must not exceed 15 kWh/m2. This is determined by calculating the maximum amount of heat that can be delivered using the fresh air supply at the minimum required ventilation rate.