Sustainability

MVHR – in 5 minutes

MVHR – in 5 minutes

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?

Introduction to Passive House

Introduction to Passive House

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.

Penryn SERSF Laboratories

Penryn SERSF Laboratories

Grainge Architects have worked closely with contractor Midas Construction in the detail design and delivery of the University of Exeter Business School's new £5.5m SERSF building at Penryn Campus, Cornwall.......