I’ve been meaning to visit Hooke Park for sometime now, lured by press features showcasing exciting new student programmes, and additions to the park’s collection of wonderfully experimental timber buildings. The opportunity to visit finally presented itself as part of the ‘Grown in Britain’ week event ...
Read Article / By George Mikurcik / Design Innovation, Practice Views
Following on from last year’s inaugural Hereford PedalHaus, this year’s event, coinciding with hEnergy week, was another success. Approximately 15 professionals and green building enthusiasts, including the youngest ever PedalHauser at 3 years old (!) and another 14 year old turned up on their bikes to visit three ...
Read Article / By George Mikurcik / Architype Team, Practice News
After Dresden (2010) and Innsbruck (2011), this year’s trip to Leipzig was my third visit to the International Passivhaus Conference organised by iPHA. It is clear that the passivhaus movement has come a long way since my first visit. In recent years, more EU cities and municipalities have encouraged and adopted ...
Read Article / By George Mikurcik / Events, Lectures, Passivhaus, Practice News, Project News
11th October marked the inaugural Herefordshire ‘PedalHaus’, a tour-for-all by bike of precedent Herefordshire buildings! The near 40 participants, (including an enthusiastic 5 year old) were not perturbed by the somewhat miserable weather ...
Read Article / By George Mikurcik / Events, Passivhaus
