New Certified Passive House Designer 30/8/2023Douglas BodellDouglas Bodell, Director based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Designer certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
We are pleased to announce Douglas Bodell has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Designer certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
This qualification follows training at University of Strathclyde and formal examination from the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt and adds to our established in-house expertise in Passive House and low-energy design.
Robert Potter and Partners are committed to upskilling and training of staff in areas that prioritise sustainability and energy efficiency, such as Passive House and Retrofit Design. We now have 3 in house Certified European Passive House Designers / Consultants.
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Dalbeattie Passive House Development Completed for Loreburn 15/8/2023Douglas BodellOur Passive House affordable housing development at Station Road, Dalbeattie has been handed over.
Our affordable housing development at Station Road, Dalbeattie has been completed and handed over to Loreburn Housing Association.
The development regenerates a derelict brownfield site and provides 16 affordable homes, providing a mixture of general needs and amenity homes, all designed and constructed to Passive House standards.
Each of the new Passive Houses incorporates high performing and low-energy design principles including:
– Super insulated thermal and airtight envelope.
– High performance airtight triple-glazed windows and doors; maximising solar gains, for thermal retention and reduction of outside noise.
– Continuously running mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery capable of retaining 92% from the extracted heat, providing a fresh, filtered air supply.
– Minimal thermal bridging.
– Solar photovoltaic panels to reduce daytime electrical energy costs.
– Air source heat pump providing heating and hot water.
– Rainwater harvesting and rainwater SuDS planters.
– Electrical vehicle charging point.
– Automatic fire suppression system.
The development is located adjacent affordable housing development we previously designed for Loreburn Housing Association.
This new development was our third Passive House development completed for Loreburn Housing Association in Dumfries & Galloway.
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Minister for Housing Visits Innovative Modular Homes in Kilmarnock 4/8/2023Douglas BodellMinister for Housing Visits Handover of the First Innovative Modular Homes in Kilmarnock
Connect Modular and Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) hosted Scottish Government Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan MSP along with Provost Jim Todd to welcome CHA’s first residents to their first volumetric-modular, affordable housing development at Shortlees, Kilmarnock.
The volumetric-modular construction process provides significant improvements in waste reduction, environmental outcomes, and programme certainty.
Robert Potter and Partners were responsible for successfully obtaining the Statutory Consents for this innovative affordable housing development.
The site when completed will deliver 101 affordable homes.
Uncategorized Comments Off on Minister for Housing Visits Innovative Modular Homes in KilmarnockEveryone deserves to live in a warm, safe and affordable home and Connect Modular’s innovative approach will help us to achieve this.The partnership between Connect Modular and Cunninghame Housing Association, supported by £10.5 million of Scottish Government funding, will deliver 101 affordable new homes at Shortlees. This means that more households will live in a home that meets their needs. Scottish Housing Minister, Paul McLennan
Designing Homes for Healthy Cognitive Ageing Workshop Held 12/7/2023Douglas BodellWe were delighted to welcome Designing Homes for Healthy Cognitive Ageing (DesHCA) to our Glasgow office to discuss the challenges and benefits of supportive home design.
We were delighted to welcome Designing Homes for Healthy Cognitive Ageing (DesHCA) to our Glasgow office to discuss the challenges and benefits of supportive home design.
During the workshop we used Virtual Reality to explore the practical factors that influence the design of new houses to support healthy cognitive ageing.
DesHCA is an innovative and ambitious UKRI-funded research project based at the University of Stirling that aims to explore the issues around supportive home design and adaptations from many different perspectives.
Their research, which will run until the spring of 2024, is learning about what older people need and want in their homes today, and asking what they hope houses might look like in the future.
The data collected will sit alongside information drawn from large, well-established databases to help understand the issues around supportive design and adaptation on a national and international level.
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Scotland Excel Framework Success 14/6/2023Douglas BodellWe have been appointed to the Scotland Excel Framework collaborative framework for building construction consultancy services.
Robert Potter and Partners have been successful in joining the Scotland Excel Framework collaborative framework for building construction consultancy services.
The Framework supports councils, housing associations and other public bodies to source the wide range of construction related professional services needed for all the phases of a building life cycle including planning and design.
We are appointed to the following Lots:
Our appointment covers Western, Central and Eastern Scotland, Dumfries & Galloway, Orkney, and Western Isles.
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Orkney Nursery gets Planning Permission 11/5/2023Douglas BodellThis new Pre-school Nursery in Kirkwall has been granted Planning Permission.
Planning Permission for a new-build nursery in Kirkwall for Orkney Islands Council has been secured!
We worked closely with the team at Orkney Islands Council to develop a design which will provide flexibility in use, with the toddler and pre-school spaces arranged around an activity plaza.
The children will have a high-quality indoor learning and play environment with easy access to a good-sized safe south facing garden.
The timber framed design uses Glulam columns and beams to reduce embodied carbon.
Works are due on site this spring.
Orkney Nursery continues to demonstrate our design expertise in the early learning sector having previously completed new build nursery projects in Kilmacolm, Wendover, Aylesbury, Brentford, Barnet, and Twickenham.
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Lincluden Stables finalist in Scottish Home Awards 10/5/2023Douglas BodellNo CommentsOur Lincluden Stables development is a finalist in the Scottish Home Awards 2023.
We are delighted to announce our affordable housing development at Lincluden Stables, Dumfries for our client Wheatley Homes South is a finalist in the ‘Renovation of the Year’ category at this year’s Scottish Home Awards.
This development provided twenty-six new-build dwellings and included the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the Category B Listed stable providing a further six dwellings.
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Official Passive House Certification for Annan Housing 2/5/2023Douglas BodellNo CommentsAll Passive House dwellings at our affordable housing development in Annan are now officially certified Passive Houses.
All Passive House dwellings at our affordable housing development in Annan have now received formal independent Certification and are now officially certified Passive Houses.
Robert Potter and Partners were Architects and Passive House Designer for the development for Loreburn Housing Association.
This development at Longmeadow provides 27 energy-efficient affordable homes as part of a wider masterplan for the allocated housing site, including 7 homes designed and constructed to achieve Passive House certification and conversion of a derelict listed building.
We are delighted to assist Loreburn Housing Association implement Passive House standard to their new-build developments by delivering high-quality, affordable housing that address issues of fuel poverty and resident health for their customers, whilst achieving reduced carbon emissions.
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New Ophthalmology Unit Opens in Dumfries 11/4/2023Douglas BodellNo CommentsThe brand new Ophthalmology Unit at Mountainhall Treatment Centre in Dumfries has officially opened.
A team of staff at Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Dumfries have officially welcomed patients into a brand new Ophthalmology Unit and into the hub of the outpatient facility that serves the whole of Dumfries & Galloway.
We were appointed by NHS Dumfries & Galloway to provide architectural services to design the new Ophthalmology Unit and to lead the project through all the design and construction phases.
The spacious unit comprises modern clinical theatre, consulting rooms, bright and relaxing waiting areas for patients, and for staff an improved clinical working environment, and dedicated change and rest areas. Situated on the ground floor of Mountainhall the unit is now located close to other outpatient services and with easy access to toilets and cafe.
Keith Thomson, Project Manager of NHS Dumfries & Galloway commented:
Uncategorized No Comments »This has been a really satisfying project as staff were more than ready for the move to a modern facility in the kind of environment that allows them to provide the best possible care for patients. They have been brilliant to work with and it’s so good to see how happy they are with the new unit.
In practical terms the layout has been designed fit for purpose and there are improved ventilation and air conditioning systems. Aesthetically it’s a really nice space with calming colours and a unique window feature that reflects our focus on wellbeing for patients and staff.
I’ve been fortunate to work with excellent local and national contractors and a so a big thank you to them for making this a smooth process and contributing to this outcome for patients and staff.