Sustainability

seven are committed as a company and as building designers to reducing environmental impact. We provide in-house sustainable design expertise which enables us to deliver controlled, well designed buildings that minimise future running costs.

We are proud to work within the BREEAM accreditation system offering a varied portfolio of architectural design projects rated BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and ‘Very Good’. Our team care about designing sustainable environments that improve the welfare of the end users.

The team includes certified Passivhaus Designers. Passivhaus is a global energy standard which reduces the need for energy by considering elements such as the orientation of windows, air flow and thickness of insulation. This results in buildings with a high level of thermal comfort with extremely low energy consumption. We integrate this approach into our projects from the start, with key considerations such as siting and a fabric first approach helping to reduce the need for technology add-ons.

We are keen to provide innovative design solutions and construction techniques which improve on building quality, longevity and speed up the construction process. This is achieved through techniques such as pre-fabrication, the practice of assembling building structures like walls, floors and roofs at off-site manufacturers and transporting complete assemblies to site.

 

Carbon Footprint

 

We’re proud to announce that we have achieved the Planet Mark Business Certification, furthering our commitment to reduce our impact on society. This is an incredible achievement involving the entire business.  

The Planet Mark Business Certification is an internationally recognised sustainability certification for all organisations acknowledging continuous progress, encouraging action and building an empowered community of like-minded individuals. 

In order to achieve this sustainability certification, we’ve followed a robust three-step process: Measuring our impact, engaging everyone in the business and communicating our progress. We have measured our own carbon footprint and will continue to take responsibility of our carbon emissions to have a positive impact on planet and society. We are also contributing to the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as we believe that it’s important, more than ever, to do more good and create a sustainable future.   

Our entire business has contributed to our achievement in becoming Planet Mark certified, and every individual will continue to play an important role in our sustainability commitment.  

We want to continue to have a positive impact through our business and hope that we can empower our community to take climate action. We hope that you will join us in this movement for change. 

Please reach out if you would like to receive a copy of our impact report info@sevenarchitecture.co.uk.