• Passive House Designer | Level 5 Retrofit Coordinator | RIBA Client Adviser

    Alex is an architect and director with 25 years’ experience in UK practice across a range of sectors. He can help you improve the energy efficiency of your home or commercial premises. He practises low energy, sustainable design using the Passivhaus principles, EnerPHit or the PAS 2035 Retrofit approach.

    As your independent design adviser, Alex can make you aware of the opportunities for re-use and retrofit as an alternative to new build. He can produce PHPP modelling to support a fabric first approach and energy reduction strategies focused on users’ comfort, low energy demand and sustainable materials.

    • BSc(Hons), MArch University of Bath, 2002

    • RIBA Wessex Prize winner, 2002

    • Entry to Architects Registration Board, November 2004

    • BREEAM Commercial Assessor, 2008

    • RIBA Conservation Registrant, from 2017

    • Certified Passive House Designer, 2023

    • Design West Panel Member, 2023

    • Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management, 2023

    • RIBA Client Adviser, 2023

    • L3 Award in Energy Efficiency in Older and Traditional Buildings

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Sustainable Architects Bath Sustainable Architect Bath Domestic Architect Bath Residential Architect Bath Sustainable Design Approach Client Focused Design Solutions Expertise Experience Award Winning Energy Efficient Green Building Energy Use Building Energy Energy Bills Building Performance Building Design Walls Roofs Floors Windows Doors Energy consumption Occupant Envelope Fabric First Renewable energy Photovoltaics Heat Pump Net Zero Sustainable Building Low Carbon Indoor Air Quality Daylight Home energy Insulation Passive House Passivhaus EnerPHit Retrofit Renovation Refurbishment Building Envelope Shading Overheating Green Home Airtightness Air leakage Ventilation Zero-Energy Heating Cooling Building Science Building Physics Residential Building Domestic Commercial Building Low Energy Low Bills Warmer Home Glazing Insulated G-Value U-Value Psi-Value Environmental-Design Environment Climate Crisis Greenhouse Gas Carbon Reduction Heat Recovery MVHR Heating and Cooling Photovoltaic Inverter Energy Cost Energy Costs Zero Energy Home Thermal Mass Sealing Air Barrier Homeowner Occupier Thermal Bridge Thermal Bridging Cold Bridge Gaps Retrofitting Blower Door Test Air Test Pulse Test HVAC Solar Thermal Water Heater Heating Controls TRVS Radiators Infrared Heating Underfloor Heating Triple Glazing Aerogel PIR Woodfibre XPS DPC Moisture Management Moisture Balance Green Construction Green Technology 〰️

Experience

Alex has led many successful projects as either Project Architect or Director. He has worked for both public and private sector client on new builds, refurbishments and extensions.

His approach and methodology is transferable to any design challenge:

  • Domestic retrofit advice to private homeowners.

  • Guidance on forming a consultant team

  • Coordinating specialists and suppliers information

  • Find creative solutions within a commercial framework

  • Offering advice on technical issues

  • Advice on procurement strategies

  • Reporting on progress and timeframes

  • Managing the risk of cost or time overruns