Our Low and Zero Carbon Design service helps clients reduce energy demand, lower carbon emissions, and create buildings that are efficient, resilient, and future-ready. We design both new buildings with energy efficiency at their core and retrofit solutions that improve the performance of existing buildings, supporting the transition to a low-carbon built environment.
By combining passive design principles, efficient building fabric, and smart building systems, we deliver practical, compliant solutions that reduce operational carbon while maintaining comfort, usability, and long-term value.
Low and Zero Carbon New Build Design
For new developments, we embed low-carbon thinking from the earliest design stages. Our approach prioritises energy demand reduction first, followed by efficient systems and renewable technologies.
Our new build low-carbon services include:
- Passive design strategies for orientation, form, and daylight
- High-performance building fabric and airtightness design
- Low-energy heating, cooling, and ventilation systems
- Integration of renewable energy technologies
- Compliance with energy and carbon performance standards
- Design strategies aligned with net zero carbon targets
This ensures new buildings are cost-effective to operate and adaptable to future regulatory change.
Energy Retrofit and Decarbonisation Design
We provide energy efficiency retrofit design for existing buildings, helping clients improve performance, reduce energy costs, and extend building life.
Our retrofit services include:
- Fabric-first retrofit strategies
- Insulation and thermal performance upgrades
- Window and façade improvements
- Low-carbon heating and hot water solutions
- Renewable energy and on-site generation options
- Whole-building decarbonisation strategies
We carefully assess existing conditions to ensure retrofit measures are appropriate, coordinated, and deliver real energy savings.
Performance-Led and Practical Design
Our low and zero carbon designs are:
- Evidence-based and performance-driven
- Aligned with planning and regulatory requirements
- Suitable for phased delivery and occupied buildings
- Designed with long-term maintenance and usability in mind
We work closely with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure sustainable design strategies are realistic, buildable, and cost-effective.
Why Choose Us
- Expertise in both new build and retrofit low-carbon design
- Practical, fabric-first and whole-building approach
- Strong understanding of energy performance and compliance
- Experience across residential, mixed-use, and public sector buildings
- Clear design solutions that balance sustainability and viability
Designing for a Low-Carbon Future
Our Low and Zero Carbon Design service supports the delivery of buildings that use less energy, produce fewer emissions, and perform better over their lifetime. Whether designing a new development or retrofitting an existing building, we help clients achieve meaningful carbon reduction and long-term sustainability goals.