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"We are champions of environmentalism, sustainable design and low-energy building. We strive to integrate these values into our work to offer you high quality architecture that speaks of our time."
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Creative
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Inhabit Lab unites Passivhaus and other sustainable building practices to reduce operational energy use and embodied energy whilst promoting comfort, health and well-being to achieve a greater quality of architecture for our clients.
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Daniel Burston. Founding Member
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Services
Architecture
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Sustainability & PassivhausWe are champions of environmentalism, sustainable design and low-energy building. We strive to integrate these values into our work to offer you high quality architecture that speaks of our time. We are ardent believers in the Passivhaus standard and the need to reduce operational energy, as well as embodied energy through carefully considered, comfortable and healthy buildings.
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Urbanism
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Energy efficiency consultancyWe offer design and consultancy services to support our clients in achieving energy reduction targets for their projects, through passive and active energy strategies, bioclimatic design and integration of healthy building principles to improve overall energy efficiency and well-being. Some of our proudest project outcomes arise from assessment, planning and implementation of even the simplest strategies.
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Design Principles
Passivhaus & energy efficiencyPassivhaus is the gold standard in energy efficiency building design. Passivhaus buildings are more environmentally friendly, more comfortable and healthier to live in. Furthermore, because Passivhaus buildings use so little energy, they are seen as a more cost effective solution over the whole lifecycle of the building.
If you would like to learn more about Passivhaus please contact us or take a look at our FAQ here >> 
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Circular Design PrinciplesThe construction industry is responsible for over 30% of the extraction of natural resources, as well as 25% of solid waste generated in the world. This happens because the construction sector mostly adopts a linear economic model of “take, make, dispose”.
By incorporating a circular economy approach to designing we can eliminate waste, regenerate nature and live within our means and in harmony with the planet. 
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Healthy buildings & biomaterialsWe believe in providing clear and simple advice to our clients about the environmental impact of materials, as well as highlighting the potential dangers that some materials pose to our health.
We work together with our clients to propose viable alternatives to ensure that projects are built in a way that show a greater respect for the natural environment, whilst providing users with materials and finishes that are kinder to our health. 
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A larger impact can be made with greater collaboration
We believe that the interchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences with other experts and enthusiasts can be a vital source of intellectual fuel for the engine of innovation and growth for future projects
Action!It is easy to feel hopeless in the fight against climate change. But if we’re going to find a solution to the existential crisis we are currently facing, we must first believe we can. We believe that through collaboration we con foster a sense of a collective movement, helping us to build strength to take action.
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Working togetherWith each design project we face new challenges. By building a collaborative culture and community of individuals and organisations, we aim to bring resources together to solve the problems and to build the homes of the future. We are always open to collaborating and growing our community.
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