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Architectural practice of 3 UK offices based in Loughborough, Oxford and Perthshire specialising in the design of sustainable and energy efficient buildings in the following key areas: - Low energy developer led housing - Low energy bespoke 'one off' houses for individual clients - Low energy conversion & renovation of existing buildings - Low energy re-use of historic buildings - Traditional timber framed construction & the use of wood in buildings. Our practice aim is to: - Produce inspiring and meaningful buildings that function - Carefully select non polluting, natural and responsible building materials - To integrate robust sustainable technologies where feasible and possible - To achieve the best standard of energy efficiency and sustainability within the constraints of each project
Email: email@aandgarchitects.com
Telephone : 01865 742 929
Website: http://www.aandgarchitects.com

Email: enquiries@adaptassessment.com
Telephone : 01572 823 500
Website: http://www.adaptassessment.com

Specialising in sustainability advice for mixed use and housing developments, as well as working with businesses to develop their sustainability approach, based on their specific values and aspirations.
Email: flourish@aiyana.uk.com
Website: http://www.aiyana.uk.com
Award winning architects, specialising in housing for private clients and housing projects; new build and conversion; urban and rural. ALP has successfully secured an Ecohomes "Excellent" rating for a village development of nine houses, and seeks developer and private clients who aspire to zero carbon homes, or to build Code 4 and above based on the Code for Sustainable Homes.
Email: mail@alparchitects.co.uk
Website: http://www.alparchitects.co.uk

Anne Thorne Architects Partnership specialises in sustainable design for communities and for the environment. Our dedicated expertise in sustainability delivers comprehensive green solutions to building design together with a strong commitment to end user and client involvement.
Email: info @annethornearchitects.co.uk
Telephone : 0207 254 3306

Founded in 1976, Baily Garner LLP now employs over 170 staff in London and Birmingham. One of the industry's leading multi-skilled consultancies, our primary roles include architecture, building surveying, sustainability and energy assessments, employer's agent services, quantity surveying, master planning, partnering management and project management services. Our sister organisation, Baily Garner Health and Safety Ltd can also offer CDM coordinator services, site inspections and health and safety training. Baily Garner also has a BSI approved ISO14001 Environmental Management System. Should you wish to contact us please call John Milner on 020 8294 1000 or email him at john.milner@bailygarner.co.uk.
Website: http://www.bailygarner.co.uk

Extremely low-energy design by means of a robust and proven approach to energy efficiency, from an award-winning practice. Bere:architects is one of the UK’s foremost Passivhaus practitioners. Our staff include one of the UK’s first European Certified Passivhaus Planners*. The practice is currently working on four government funded Technology Strategy Board Passivhaus refurbishment projects for social housing providers, is currently building a prototype new-build Welsh Passivhaus that is funded by the Welsh Assembly and BRE Wales, and is currently building a prototype new-build Passivhaus in the London Borough of Camden. Other Passivhaus projects are at design or tender stage. *(currently undergoing final qualification exams in Germany)
Email: bere@bere.co.uk
Telephone : 020 7359 4503
Website: http://www.bere.co.uk/

BioRegional is an entrepreneurial charity which initiates and delivers practical solutions that help us to live within a fair share of the earth’s resources – what we call one planet living. We aim to lead the way to one planet living through practical demonstration and by sharing our experience. We: • invent and deliver sustainable products, services and production systems • initiate and guide the development of sustainable communities, and • help and inspire others to learn from our experience.
Email: info@bioregional.com
Telephone : 020 8404 4880
Website: http://www.bioregional.com

BSRIA Instrument Solutions is a Total Solution organisation offering the instrument user a comprehensive service for their Test and Measurement requirements. With equipment Hire, Sale and Calibration facilities, BSRIA Instrument Solutions is a true one-stop-shop with thousands of instruments ready for overnight delivery. Equipment available include :- • Energy and carbon monitoring packages that meet the requirements in Energy Saving Trust document CE298 • Thermal imaging cameras BSRIA Instrument Solutions is also able to offer the following services to members of the GHA :- • Nationwide airtightness testing to Parts L1 and L2 of the Building Regulations • Thermal imaging surveys • Acoustic testing to Part E of the Building Regulations
Email: info@bis.fm
Telephone : 01344 459314
Website: http://www.bis.fm/

CA Sustainable Architecture divides its time between Architecture, Energy and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments and Research. We have experience in post occupancy evaluation and firmly believe that actual figures of energy use and comfort assessment are what matter. As assessors we have helped designers and developers attaining CfSH levels 3, 4 and 5.
Email: isabel@ca-sa.co.uk
Telephone : 01635 41688
Website: http://www.ca-sa.co.uk
Website: http://www.climate-works.co.uk

Devereux Architects have particular skills in technically complex and sustainable buildings, including an in-house Certified PassivHaus Designer. Combined with our experience of social and private sector housing, and supported by two years of world-wide research into the subject, this has led to the design of a number of innovative residential and other designs including new build and retrofit PassivHaus projects for Gentoo. We are also working with Bio-Regional Quintain and GB Building Solutions on One Planet Living apartments at Middlehaven, Teesside.
Website: http://www.dundas-wilson.com
Edward Cullinan Architects began designing Good Homes in 1964, when Ted built himself a passive solar house in Camden Town.(recently listed Grade 2*). Their recent housing includes a series of mixed use inner city regeneration schemes in Gloucester Docks, Bristol Harbourside and Penarth. Currently, they are building 60 apartments above the health centre/community centre at Stonebridge in West London. Gloucester and Stonebridge are designed to be EcoHomes Excellent and they have designed a 12 unit Code 4 scheme on the site of their own office.

Eight Associates focuses on delivering sustainable buildings, both in the UK and abroad. We have unparalleled experience in Eco-rating systems such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes, while our interactive approach to sustainable design, energy modeling and renewable energy technologies results in truly low impact buildings. Our passion, enthusiasm and team approach ensure that we make a difference to every project we undertake.
Website: http://www.eightassociates.co.uk
Website: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Website: http://www.eurban.co.uk
Website: http://www.excelfibre.com

As the market leader in sustainable communication solutions, Ferrier Pearce has a unique understanding of both the climate change agenda and the environmental requirements now facing residential and commercial developers. As a result of this knowledge, Ferrier Pearce has already been commissioned to work on the UK's first three zero carbon developments, including London's Gallions Reach project and the country's first energy self sufficient leisure village. Ferrier Pearce can help turn environmental challenges into marketing advantages.
Website: http://www.ferrierpearce.com/
An ecological consultancy that has been running since 2002, based in Surrey, with associates across the UK. A major proportion of the work-load is to provide housing associations and private developers fullfill ecological planning and BREEAM requirements. By working with a range of expert specialist ecologists, GPM Ecology can provide value for money, without compromising on the quality of service. GPM Ecology is committed to providing an efficient, reliable and accurate service, working to the professional code of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (www.ieem.net/).
Telephone : 01428 664473
Website: http://www.gpmecology.co.uk

Consultancy, training and education in sustainable construction to architects, builders, Local Authorities, businesses and homeowners. Services include (but not limited to!): SAP, design advice, seminars, training, and site inspections.
Email: info@greenbuildingsolutions.co.uk
Telephone : 01227 786 667

Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is the national housing and regeneration delivery agency for England, with an annual investment budget of more than £5bn. The HCA was formed on 1 December 2008, is a non-departmental public body and our sponsor government department is Communities and Local Government (CLG). Our role is to create thriving communities and affordable homes. We work nationally but support the ambitions of our local partners to provide better places that offer great homes and good jobs.
Website: http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk

IDOM UK is a London-based practice of architects and engineers. It is part of the IDOM Group, a leading international and multidisciplinary firm founded in Spain in 1957. Our multidisciplinary capability, technical expertise and strong company ethos enable us to provide comprehensive solutions to our client problems.
Email: idomlondon@lineone.net
Telephone : +44 20 7397 5430
Website: http://www.idom.com

Designing sustainable homes Developing sustainable policies and briefs Advising on sustainable construction, specifications and suppliers Bringing together theory and practice to create environmentally sustainable and affordable housing. Building on 20 years of experience of ‘green’ building to incorporate the most cost effective and trouble free measures into the mainstream.
Email: Jon@JonBroome.co.uk
Telephone : 020 8291 9167
Website: http://www.jonbroome.co.uk

Knauf Insulation represents one of the most progressive and respected names in European building products. Part of the Knauf Group, it is the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation products, and the only producer of four types of insulation: glass and rock mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and extruded polyethylene (XPE). We are committed to new product innovation and sustainability. Our glass mineral wool is made using a high content of recycled glass; it is recyclable at the end of the building’s life and can be compression packed reducing carbon emissions even further. Extending the lead in sustainability our glasswool and rock mineral wool products are made using ECOSE® Technology – a revolutionary, new, formaldehyde-free binder technology, based on rapidly renewable materials instead of petro-based chemicals. Please visit the website for more information.
Website: http://www.knaufinsulation.co.uk
Website: http://www.leematech.co.uk

Lime Technology combines modern technology with long established and traditional lime based building products. Delivering sustainable and practical building solutions to the mainstream construction market.
Email: info@limetechnology.co.uk
Telephone : 0845 603 1143
Website: http://www.limetechnology.co.uk
Linktreat Ltd. provides consultancy services on the transition to a low carbon economy. Currently working with the UEA Low Carbon Innovation Centre (http://www.uea.ac.uk/lcic) on the EU Build with CaRe project (http://www.buildwithcare.eu/) mainstreaming low energy buildings.
Email: martin.ingham@dsl.pipex.com
Telephone : 01603 505728

McCarthy Baillie is a small, award winning landscape architecture practice. We believe that planning, design and management of natural elements within urban and rural environments can provide economic, social and environmental benefits.
Email: amccarthy@mccarthybaillie.co.uk
Telephone : 0115 841 6078
Website: http://www.mccarthybaillie.co.uk

The McFarlane Partnership are Architects and Interior Designers. We aim to incorporate our knowledge of ecological design and green construction into all our projects, to create affordable, energy efficient buildings that deliver what clients want.
Email: mail@mcf-architects.co.uk
Website: http://www.mcf-architects.co.uk

MKA Projects is an extremely experienced firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers based in the south east. Besides the full spectrum of residential experience, we have also worked in the following sectors: • Office • Retail • Industrial • Healthcare • Leisure. Clients like working with us and the high level of our repeat business is evidence that we are successful in satisfying our clients' needs and exceeding their expectations.
Email: info@mka-projects.co.uk
Website: http://www.mka-projects.co.uk

Natural Building Technologies supplies sustainable building materials and systems for mainstream construction in the UK, with a full service of design, training and site support.
Telephone : 01844 338 338
Website: http://www.natural-building.co.uk

Established 70 years ago as a non-profit distributing company, NHBC's role is to raise standards in the new house-building industry and provide consumer protection for new home buyers. NHBC’s 10-year Buildmark warranty covers around 80% of new homes in the UK each year. NHBC is the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, providing many additional services for housebuilding and non-residential construction, including Sustainability consultancy, assessments and energy ratings, engineering advice for contaminated land, and a comprehensive training programme. The NHBC Foundation is NHBC's independent research institution, focused on research and development, technology and knowledge sharing, and the capture of industry best practice within the new homes industry.
Email: cssupport@nhbc.co.uk / idavis@nhbc.co.uk
Telephone : 0844 633 1000

Photon Energy is a company specialising in the installation of wind turbines, solar PV and solar water heating systems and we offer a complete turnkey service, from scoping and design, through to commissioning and long term maintenance.
Website: http://www.photonenergy.co.uk

The Prince’s Foundation is an educational charity which exists to improve the quality of people’s lives by teaching and practising timeless and ecological ways of planning, designing and building. The Foundation believes that green construction needs to be a combination of robust thermal efficiency in individual buildings, with broader agenda promoting mixed-use neighbourhoods, reducing households’ dependency on car travel.
Telephone : 020 7613 8500
Website: http://www.princes-foundation.org
Website: http://www.proair.ie/
Code for Sustainable Homes and SAP Assessor

We are committed to minimising the environmental impact of our buildings. We advocate a commonsense approach based on passive design; an efficient building envelope and closing the gap between predicted and actual energy consumption.
Website: http://www.rparchitects.co.uk

SC2 initiates and progresses innovative sustainable housing and construction projects and strategies, seeking to add value by strengthening learning and skills delivery, sustainable enterprise / supply chain development, sustainable public procurement, sustainable product innovation and sustainable manufacturing capacity e.g. to deliver the economic, knowledge and skills infrastructure necessary to deliver truly sustainable housing and a low carbon society - including sustainable enterprise clusters that may include a sustainable construction training, research and visitor centre; sustainable innovations lab; creative, knowledge and social enterprise hubs / clusters - ideally all integrated with large scale low carbon housing and mixed use sustainable communities development.
Website: http://www.sc2.org.uk

Stroma is a multi-disciplinary construction services company operating throughout the UK and Ireland. Collectively, the group adopts a co-ordinated approach to building sustainability and compliance, identifying and implementing the optimal planned or remedial measures for meeting energy performance targets and compliance requirements across the residential, commercial and public sectors. Whether for new build or retrofit projects, Stroma can identify and deliver the services required at each stage to achieve legislative compliance, reduce running costs and carbon emissions, and improve occupier comfort levels.
Email: n.pickering@stroma.com
Telephone : 0845 621 11 11
Website: http://www.stroma.com
Email: studio@sga-llp.co.uk
Telephone : 01636 894 913
Website: http://sga-llp.co.uk

sustainablebydesign LLP is an Architecture and Design practice which delivers sustainable built environments. We have experience in housing, workplace and education newbuild and refurbishment projects to very low energy and PassivHaus standards.
Email: lynne.sullivan@sustainablebydesign.co.uk
Website: http://www.sustainablebydesign.co.uk
Taylor Lewis employs Project Managers, Construction Consultants and Chartered Quantity Surveyors, providing an extensive consultancy service to national and regional housing associations including Code For Sustainable Homes assessments. It is ISO 14001 accredited.
Email: office@taylorlewis.co.uk
Telephone : 01392 825778
Website: http://www.taylorlewis.co.uk

Upstream Sustainability Services team has twelve years of experience helping clients to develop tailored real estate sustainability strategies to reduce costs through their property sustainability goals and drive real performance improvements year on year.

Woods Hardwick are a multi-disciplinary company comprising Architects, Civil Engineers and Town Planners providing service to the industry across a wide spectrum of development. As well as being affiliated to the Good Homes Alliance we are members of the UK Green Building Council. Our award winning dedicated residential department includes a BREEAM Sustainable Communities qualified Assessor, an accredited Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor and staff trained in CfSH matters. We aspire to designing zero carbon and zero impact homes and welcome the opportunity to work with like minded professionals.
Email: g.surkitt@woodshardwick.com
Telephone : 01234 268862
Website: http://www.woodshardwick.com

Working Group is an award-winning practice founded by Ben Pentreath in 2004. We deliver high-quality, sensibly priced architectural, planning and design services aimed especially at developers and housebuilders. Based in central London and with projects throughout the UK, we have a particular expertise in simple traditional architecture and urban design. As a founder member of the GHA, we have a special interest in sustainable design and how this can be seamlessly incorporated into traditional building.
Email: info@working-group.co.uk
Telephone : 020 7430 2424
Website: http://www.working-group.co.uk
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