Passivhaus is Coming
31 October 2019
On Tuesday our Associate Chris Swinburn who is a certified Passivhaus consultant attended the UK Passivhaus Conference 2019. The annual conference, this year held in Manchester, was put on by the Passivhaus Trust and hosted a wide range of speakers with significant experience of delivering Passivhaus buildings; from single house dwellings to skyscrapers. His key takeaways from the event were: - The UK government has committed to net zero carbon by 2050, but many in the construction industry are proposing this needs to happen by 2030 - There is increasin...
University of Southampton – In Our Element
4 October 2019
QODA were appointed to complete the extensive re-purposing works with BPA Architects and Kendal Kingscott at Building 29, University of Southampton. The building, which houses chemistry undergraduates and researchers, is part of the Highfield Campus, built in the 1960s and designed by Sir Basil Spence. The building demonstrates Spence’s signature ‘brutalist’ style of Architecture, consisting of concrete and glass wrapped in mosaic. Spence’s portfolio at the time also consisted of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings in Wellington, nicknamed "The Beehive", Edinburgh Univers...
Georgian Society Architectural Award Winners
3 October 2019
QODA are delighted to have been a part of two of the winning entries for this year’s Georgian Society Architectural Awards. Chettle House is the winner of the Restoration of a Georgian Country House category 2019. Working with Adam Architecture, the house was returned to its original state, after it had been split into apartments following the second world war. The Painted Hall, at Greenwich Old Royal Naval College, is the winner of the Restoration of a Public Building category 2019. The challenging restoration included environmental controls after surveys, analysis, and test...
Congratulations Oliver!
1 October 2019
Six years ago Oliver Fuller joined QODA as a passionate Sustainability expert in the Oxfordshire office. His career has flourished and in April he moved to Bristol, leading the development of our new office in the South West. Oli is building strong links with new and existing clients in the region, built on his commitment to low energy buildings and great customer service. He is also developing a strong team in the new office working closely with Simon Dove, our lighting specialist. We are therefore delighted to recognise this performance and announce his promotion to Associate...