Patrick Harvie MSP visits Passive House Development
16/5/2022Robert Potter and PartnersNo Comments Patrick Harvie MSP visited our Passive House affordable housing development at Springfield Cross, Glasgow for West of Scotland Housing Association
Patrick Harvie MSP, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights visited our landmark Passive House affordable housing development at Springfield Cross, Glasgow for West of Scotland Housing Association.
The development, the largest of its kind in Glasgow, is at an advanced stage of construction and due to complete in summer.
It will comprise 36 flats, over six storeys, and has been created to meet Passive House Standard which reduces the building’s carbon footprint and contributes towards the Scottish Government’s target for emissions from heating buildings to reach zero by 2045.
Uncategorized No Comments »We want everyone to have a safe, warm affordable home that meets their needs. I was delighted to be able to visit the Springfield Cross development and hear first-hand about the benefits that these homes, delivered with over £4 million of Scottish Government grant funding, are expected to bring to tenants.
New GIA President
28/4/2022Robert Potter and PartnersNo Comments Jonathan Potter has been elected President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
Jonathan Potter, Senior Partner, has been elected President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects. Many congratulations from the practice!
It is an honour have been elected GIA President.
The Institute is in great shape with its new constitution, involved committees, and modern communications.
We are a dynamic institute, with good links to other institutions, very positively promoting our members and the standing of the profession.
As a practising architect with offices in Ayr, Dumfries and Glasgow, it is a real pleasure to meet architects from across the Chapter. There is a breadth of urban, rural, coastal, and island projects, covering an incredible range, and I am very proud to represent the Institute and our members.
The work and activities of GIA can be seen at GIA Glasgow Institute of Architects
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Cunninghame Reach Housing Milestone
29/3/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments Our client Cunninghame Housing Association recently held a ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark the completion of their 300th home in Dumfries and Galloway.
We were pleased to attend at ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark our client Cunninghame Housing Association completing their 300th new home in Dumfries and Galloway.
The masterplanned development at Hallmeadow for 130 homes provides a housing mix comprises a mixture of 2- and 3-bedroom general needs houses, as well as 8 bungalows designed for amenity use and 5 wheelchair friendly designed bungalows.
69 of the 130 homes on the Hallmeadow site have been completed and handed over, with the remainder due for completion later this year.
Our affordable housing development at Halcrow, Gretna (Phase 1) completed in 2019 provided 90 affordable homes which contributed to Cunninghame Housing Association’s housing milestone completed to date in Dumfries and Galloway.
We look forward to working together with Cunninghame Housing Association to add to this total.
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Young Person’s Guarantee
9/2/2022Robert Potter and PartnersNo Comments The practice has been approved as a Young Person’s Guarantee Employer.
We are proud to commit to the Young Person’s Guarantee and join employers across Scotland in creating opportunities for young people. The young workforce have been amongst the hardest hit by the economic consequences of Covid-19 and we are pleased to support young people during this critical time.
The Young Person’s Guarantee is a commitment backed by the Scottish Government to provide opportunities for 16-24 year olds in Scotland through jobs, apprenticeships, further and higher education, training programmes and volunteering.
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Living by the Ocean
9/11/2021Robert Potter and PartnersNo Comments Photo in our London office of “Living by the Ocean” published by Phaidon books, which includes North Witch Point.
Phaidon have published “Living by the Ocean” which includes the Cliff House at North Witch Point, Portpatrick.
Living by the Ocean demonstrates just how many inventive ways contemporary architects have found to solve the perennial problem of creating a comfortable human shelter beside the sea.
The drama of Cliff House is captured in a series of high quality photos, showing its rugged clifftop setting and views to the sea.
More information is on the Phaidon website at Living by the Ocean
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Planning Permission Granted for STEM Centre
8/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments We have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm.
We are pleased to have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm for our client Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust.
This project is an ambitious regeneration project that will deliver a purpose-built state-of-the-art Skills and Innovation Centre on a derelict site in the heart of Kelloholm. It will have a significant impact on the physical regeneration of Kelloholm, while tackling income, employment and skills deprivation, and supporting local businesses to grow.
The STEM Skills and Innovation Centre incorporates training accommodation, digital learning facilities including digital classrooms, learning pods, and breakout spaces and serviced business/co-working space and office accommodation.
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New Certified Passive House Consultant
5/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
We are pleased to announce Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
Rory joins our Senior Partner, Jonathan Potter who is a Certified European Passive House Designer following training at Strathclyde University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and formal examination from the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt.
This adds to our in-house expertise in energy calculations including Passive House and low-energy specialist design advice.
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First Passive Houses Completed for Loreburn
21/3/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments Major milestone for Loreburn Housing Association as we handover their first Passive House certified affordable homes.
The first Passive House Certified housing development in Dumfries has been successfully completed and handed over to our client Loreburn Housing Association.
This small-scale urban infill development at Forsyth Street, Dumfries of four dwellings was designed and constructed as Loreburn Housing Association’s first Passive House certified development, the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction.
Our in-house Certified Passive House Designer was fully involved in the design and assisting Robison Construction, a local contractor with no prior experience constructing Passive Houses, during the construction phase.
Following completion we liaised closely with the Contractor and Independent Passive House Certifier to ensure the development was fully certified and uploaded to the Passive House database.
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City of Edinburgh Passive House Framework
2/2/2021Robert Potter and PartnersNo Comments The City of Edinburgh Professional Services Framework is now active, for which we are Passive House architects.
The inclusion for the first time of Passivhaus Architects in this framework will ensure that new buildings are energy efficient and that the city’s net zero carbon by 2030 target sits at the heart of all capital projects.
Robert Potter and Partners are delighted to have been selected as Passive House architects. The framework is live from 2nd February 2021.
The council’s commitment to prioritising small business spending has resulted in more than 70% of successful bidders being SMEs. Every supplier is also committed to paying the Living Wage and carrying out community benefits as part of any work they secure.
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