EcoHomes

Sustainable development should enable all people to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life, without compromising the quality of life of future generations. This should be pursued in an integrated way through a sustainable, innovative and productive economy that delivers high levels of employment; and a just society that promotes social inclusion, sustainable communities and personal wellbeing. This will be done in ways that protect and enhance the physical and natural environment, and use resources and energy as efficiently as possible.

Trewin Design Partnership has experience in designing sustainable, energy-efficient buildings that achieve low-running costs, are low-impact on the local and global environment, and are of flexible and robust designs that will sustain generations of use.

From the outset we also like to agree a clear sustainability strategy for the project, one that identifies targets that are realistic and achievable. We adopt a holistic approach to sustainability, embracing social and economic as well as physical issues.

Buildings must be capable of adapting to changing requirements in the future and flexibility is a key design issue. We are keen to ensure that services are easily accessible for future upgrades and that emerging technologies such as photovoltaics can be retrofitted easily.

We are accredited EcoHomes Assessors and are committed to the Governments policy for providing sustainable places to live.