QODA welcomes new team member to their Birmingham team!
5 February 2018
We are pleased to announce that as part of our business growth strategy, Dominic O’Hara has joined QODA’s Birmingham office as Associate Director. Dominic brings over 20 years’ experience of building services design having previously worked in senior roles at Capita, Buro Happold and Morgan Sindall on a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas. In his role, Dominic will be working closely with clients and design professionals to produce innovative and sustainable building designs. QODA are a highly experienced team of engineering consultants specialising in bringing th...
Passivhaus: lunch and learn
26 January 2018
Passivhaus: Genuinely Low Energy Buildings Passivhaus is a voluntary, low energy building standard that is gaining ground in both domestic and non-domestic buildings worldwide. It is known for its technical rigour, the high comfort and health levels of the buildings that achieve it, and reliable elimination of the performance gap between design intent and occupied building energy usage. This presentation is an overview of the Passivhaus standard for building designers, developers and constructors, introducing key concepts such as air tightness detailing, avoiding thermal bridgi...
New year, new starters
26 January 2018
We are pleased to welcome three new starters to QODA. Dan McNaughton has joined us as a Senior Mechanical Engineer & Laura Villoria has joined us as a Graduate Sustainability Engineer, both are based in the Oxford Office. Dr Joel Callow has also joined as a Technical Director with sustainability and specialist daylight expertise. Joel will be supporting all three QODA offices.
The Ned Scoops Top AHEAD Award & More…
22 November 2017
Congratulations are in order for The Ned Hotel after it won not one, not two or three, but four awards on Monday 20th November at the 2017 AHEAD Awards, including The AHEAD Europe Hotel of the Year. The other categories won were: Event Spaces, Restaurant (Millie’s Lounge) and Spa & Wellness (Ned’s Club Relax). AHEAD, the Awards for Hospitality, Experience and Design, comprises four annual and regional award schemes run over a two year period. The 2017 Awards will conclude with a global biennale in 2019 in which all regional winners are entered into the global competitio...