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Architype discusses Low Carbon at the Education Estates Conference

The Education Estates annual conference and exhibition is set to take place next month on the 10th-11th November at Manchester Central. Ben Humphries, Architype’s Director, has been invited to speak and will principally share Architype’s involvement in the design of the

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Herefordshire Archive and Record Centre scoops two awards at Constructing Excellence West Midlands Awards

The groundbreaking Herefordshire Archive and Record Centre has received yet more industry recognition; this time at the Constructing Excellence West Midlands Awards, where it was winner in both the Sustainability and Value categories. Going hand-in-hand, these complementing awards serve as further evidence on the cost ... 

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Work completes on the UEA Enterprise Centre

The Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia is open for business following the completion of work on the highly innovative building, setting a new benchmark for sustainability. The building forms a new gateway to the University and has achieved record-breaking sustainability credentials as one of the ... 

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Coed y Brenin Visitors Centre receives ‘Highly Commended’ Prize at Constructing Excellence Wales Awards

Architype was delighted to collect the ‘Highly Commended’ Prize for Sustainability at the Constructing Excellence Wales awards dinner this month, following a competitive two-round submission and presentation to demonstrate to the judges the sustainable qualities of this multi-use visitor centre extension. The ... 

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RIBA Award for Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre

Demonstrating an innovative approach to Archive design; the first Passivhaus Archive Building in the UK and the first building to meet the PD5454 Guidance on the Storage and Exhibition of Archival Materials, earned Architype a regional award at the RIBA West Midlands Award Ceremony last week! As described by the ... 

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International Passivhaus Conference 2015

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 ... 

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