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- Imperial War Museums Passivhaus-targeted archive breaks world records for airtightness Fri, 7 Jun 19, 2:30amBritain’s Imperial War Museum has recently gained a new high-performance archive facility in Cambridgeshire, England that boasts the world record for airtightness with results of 0.03 ach (air changes per hour). U.K. architectural...
- Extraordinary thatched Enterprise Centre may be the UK’s greenest building ever Fri, 11 Mar 16, 2:53amMorgan Sindall, CEO of Architype, the firm contracted for the construction, proposed the use of thatch to cover the building. Three hundred prefab panels were built and sent to master thatcher Stephen Letch for final touches....
- University of East Anglia in England Unveils Plans for Greenest Low-Carbon Building in the UK Tue, 11 Dec 12, 5:00amThe University of East Anglia in Norwich, England will soon be home to one of the greenest buildings ever created in the United Kingdom. The new £8M Norwich Research Park (NRP) Enterprise Centre will serve as a gateway for...