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Architectural and Structural Detailing Support

Support design team in creating specialist construction details required for submission to Passivhaus Institute using Ecospheric's 13 hat optimisation analysis which considers the following lenses:

  • Airtightness

  • Vapour control and moisture - Breathability (vapour diffusivity gradients), capillary activity, drying rate

  • Ease of Installation Weather tightness

  • Thermal conductivity

  • Thermal bridging

  • Durability

  • Aesthetics

  • Acoustics

  • Life cycle carbon - Sourcing, manufacturing and delivery of materials. Construction, operational use and replacement/maintenance. Finally end of life.

  • Structural

  • Building/product warranty

  • Maintenance - Ease, Cost and frequency

  • Fire


Supporting the design team in the development of structural solutions and specifications in order to maximise thermal performance and reduce embodied carbon.


This service involves the production of a structural schematic overlay on the plans in order to provide the structural engineer with advice in line with above.

Case Studies

Zero Carbon Event Space

Low embodied carbon mass timber extension on a historic warehouse resulting in the first large-scale whole life carbon neutral commercial building

EnerPHit 1940's era Stone Manor House

A heritage property in South Yorkshire aiming for EnerPHit certified energy performance.

Net Zero Women & Children's Hospital

A £110m Women and Children's building at the Countess of Chester Hospital aiming for the NHS Net Zero Carbon Building Standard.

EnerPHit 1880's Conservation Area Townhouse

A handsome Victorian townhouse in a London conservation area retrofitted to the certified EnerPHit standard

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