ECD Architects Ltd

We are looking forward to the Building Awards tonight! ECD Architects Ltd are shortlisted for the Architecture of the Year category and Keegans are shortlisted for the Surveyor of the Year! Organised by Building Magazine, the UK’s leading magazine for construction professionals, the Building Awards celebrate and recognise the best of UK construction. The event will bring together some of the best practices in the industry. Wish us luck! #buildingawards #buildingmagazine #construction #architecture

We are happy to announce that ECD's Regional Head of Sustainability, Loreana Padron, will be speaking at CIBSE’s #Build2Perform #Live at London ExCeL on 14th November 2024. Loreana will be sharing valuable insights from three of our pioneering projects: Wilmcote House, James Riley Point, and our Cambridge Retrofit Pilot Project. The session, titled “Domestic Retrofit Towards Net Zero”, will also feature industry experts Rachael Owens, Julie Godefroy, Adam Taylor-Drake, and Andrew Parkin. CIBSE #Build2Perform is a premier event for forward-thinking professionals dedicated to climate resilience and the future of building services. This event brings together government officials, senior management, facility managers, consultants, property developers, and experts from across the building services sector to discuss and shape the future of our industry. We are looking forward to attending and contributing to these important conversations! The programme here: https://lnkd.in/eTziiJYY #cibse #buildingperformance #netzero #retrofit

Thank you to to the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) for hosting such a wonderful event. Here is the moment Claire Raftery MCIAT won the Chartered Architectural Technologist of the Year Award! https://lnkd.in/euW3T3ER A big well done to Claire- very well deserved!

A very special moment! Thornhill Primary School winning the The Award for Excellence in Architectural Technology at the CIAT’s AT Awards. Thank you to the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) for hosting such a wonderful event. https://lnkd.in/eRmRzYXF

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Today, we hosted a Halloween Bake Off for CRASH - Construction Industry's Charity at our London office! 🎃   Staff were encouraged to bake something spooky at home and bring it into the office for Halloween. 👩🍳   For a donation to CRASH, everyone could taste and vote for their favourite entries. 🍰   We had a fantastic turnout, and raised over £100 for CRASH! 🎉   Congratulations to our winner Simon for his brilliant “Spooky Spider” Tart, and to our runner-up, Maureen, for her delicious Chocolate Orange Cake! 🏆 A big well done and thank you to all who got involved!   #HalloweenBakeOff #CharityEvent #CRASH Keegans

ECD’s James Traynor has been published in Inside Housing, providing a critique of Labour’s Social Housing EPC Plans, and discussing our retrofit pilot project for Cambridge City Council and our Shieldfield project for Equans UK & Ireland. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/d576_Qxi

Lizzy Westmacott and Alistair Cameron from ECD Architects will be attending the EAUC Scotland “Step-Change for Sustainability” Conference on 13th November 2024 at the University of Edinburgh. Bringing together attendees from a range of networks across the Further and Higher Education sector, the conference promises to be insightful and a fantastic opportunity to discuss crucial topics including climate risk, sustainable development, and green innovation in education. With plenary sessions, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, it’s set to be an engaging day of shared learning and networking. If you’ll be attending and would like to catch up with Lizzy or Alistair, get in touch!

We are looking forward to the upcoming Building Awards on the 5th of November, where we have been selected as Finalists in the Architecture of the Year category! Organised by Building Magazine, the UK’s leading magazine for construction professionals, the Building Awards celebrate and recognise the best of UK construction. The event will bring together some of the best practices in the industry. The Architectural Practice of the Year category will recognise creative approaches to projects and innovative solutions to difficult problems. We are incredibly proud to be nominated for this award; it is a testament to our team’s hard work, dedication and commitment to energy conscious design and sustainability. Thank you to the Building Awards for this nomination. We look forward to attending the award ceremony at The Grosvenor House Hotel. We would also like to wish the best of luck to all other finalists, including our sister company Keegans - who have been nominated for the Construction Surveyor of the Year category. #buildingawards #buildingmagazine #construction #architecture

ECD Website Update: Montgomerie Park Primary School is now on the ECD website. We worked on this project as Passivhaus Consultants as part of jmarchitects’ design team. As such, we provided analysis and advice on key design decisions, from high level considerations of building form, glazing ratios and solar shading, to the more intricate design detailing. Every aspect of the building fabric was analysed and input into our PHPP modelling which was used both to guide design as well as for final submission to the Passivhaus Certifier. Designed to Passivhaus standards, Montgomerie Park School will provide the highest levels of thermal comfort and healthy indoor air conditions – the ideal environment for children to learn and to concentrate. As North Ayrshire Council’s first Passivhaus school, the building itself will provide education and inspiration to staff and pupils alike, demonstrating the way forward for our built environment. The building fabric has been super-insulated and the school features energy saving and energy generating technologies, including MVHR systems, solar PV panels and air source heat pumps. The project was procured through hub South West Scotland framework on behalf of North Ayrshire Council and is being partially funded as part of the Scottish Government’s £2bn Learning Real Estate Investment Programme (LEIP). Team: North Ayrshire Council – Client Robertson Construction Central West – Contractor jmarchitects – Architect ECD Architects – Passivhaus Consultant Atelier Ten – Mechanical and Electrical Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers Ltd – Structural Engineer Rankin Fraser – Landscape Architect #school #passivhaus #architecture #education #passivhausconsultants #consultants #team #project #construction #scotland #scottishgovernment