We are pleased to announce that Grainge Architects have taken the step to become a certified Carbon Neutral business.
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (typically abbreviated to MVHR) - quite a mouthful to say, but what is it? And why is it becoming more relevant in today's buildings?
Passive house or Passivhaus is a building standard at the forefront of improving thermal comfort, improving efficiency, and reducing energy use of the building's we inhabit. It was developed in Germany in the 1990s and has developed into the gold standard for low energy buildings.
Grainge Architects became involved in the project following Devon Partnership NHS Trust's successful bid to NHS England to secure funding for a mother & baby unit (MBU) for the South West. The project was unique in that.......