Learn the principles of Passivhaus
Passivhaus is an internationally recognised building standard that aims to create highly energy-efficient and comfortable buildings.
The fundamental principle of Passivhaus is to minimise energy consumption for heating and cooling by utilising a fabric approach supported by efficient systems.
However, the Passivhaus standard is so much more than just world-leading energy efficiency and thermal performance, it delivers interconnected benefits throughout buildings and generates a number of positive effects for building users and the wider community including:
- Building performance
- Decarbonisation
- Health and wellbeing
- People performance
- Financial
- Social
Please join Buro Happold in learning what Passivhaus is and how the solution helps to deliver net-zero-ready new and existing buildings, optimised for a decarbonised grid and augmented for health and wellbeing. This includes references to recent project work at Art Works, The British Library at Boston Spa, and HES Bonnyrigg.
Panelists
Ian Stewart
Edinburgh Office Director | Buro Happold
Ian leads the Buro Happold office in Edinburgh and strives to organise, motivate and enable the group to deliver the highest standards of engineering excellence. The aim on each and every project is to establish close working relationships with the wider team and stakeholders at all levels in order to deliver collaborative, creative, and ultimately value-led solutions. Ian firmly believes that teamwork and involvement of all disciplines from an early stage in a project is the key to its success and actively seeks to promote this through the development of his professional relationships.
Simon Wright
Associate Director | Buro Happold
Simon has worked on a wide range of commissions during his career as a Building Services Engineer and Analyst. These include commercial and owner-occupied offices, museums, theatres, industrial and R&D facilities, healthcare, education, and institutional buildings.
Certified by the Passivhaus Institute as a Passivhaus Designer, Simon is part of the Sustainability and Physics group Leadership Team and is responsible for the delivery of computer-based simulation and analysis on a broad range of projects using techniques such as dynamic thermal modelling and fluid dynamics. Recently, Simon has lead the Passivhaus design of projects, contributing to the aspiration of net zero operational carbon emissions.
Catherine McCarthy
Associate | Buro Happold
Catherine is an associate in the Sustainability and Physics team. Catherine has experience in residential, retail, leisure, culture, and commercial developments, including refurbishment projects. She has a particular interest in delivering low energy and easy to operate solutions. Her desire to deliver low energy building design has led to her certification as Passivhaus Designer.
Catherine is working on a number of Passivhaus projects from archival storage facilities, apartment blocks and more recently on a multi storey office development. Catherine is responsible for modelling projects in PHPP (Passivhaus Planning Package) and liaising with all members of the design team to ensure an integrated approach to Passivhaus is adopted.
Catherine is a chartered mechanical engineer and a board member of the Passivhaus Association of Ireland.
