AtkinsRéalis: Gold sponsor of UK Passivhaus Conference 2023

We are delighted to announce AtkinsRéalis is Gold sponsor of the UK Passivhaus Conference 2023. Read our Conference Q&A with AtkinsRéalis below.

UKPHC23 Sponsor AtkinsRéalis

What Passivhaus services does your company offer?

AtkinsRéalis is a design, engineering and project management organization who connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.

The company aim is to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. AtkinsRéalis are excited to be working with the Passivhaus Trust as share the same vision and values of creating a sustainable future.

Why are you sponsoring the UK Passivhaus Conference 2023?

Our team at AtkinsRéalis are dedicated to protecting and maximising our clients' interests throughout the planning, design and delivery of projects. In doing so we have a chance to shape the industry and make a positive difference to the built environment – this is something that genuinely gets us excited. To build on this bank of knowledge and as part of our sustainability focus,

What is your favourite certified Passivhaus project?

There are so many fantastic Passivhaus projects it is hard to pick one – so we went for two in the education and leisure sector.

Currie Community High School, City of Edinburgh Council

The new secondary school will provide 1,000 student places, with three floors of teaching blocks, sports and leisure facilities, a swimming pool and a café. Currie Community High School will be one of the first high schools in Scotland to be built to the Passivhaus standard, reducing the building’s total energy usage- by up to 70% compared to a traditional build school and making it more cost effective to run. To adhere to Passivhaus standard, the building will have better air quality, advanced insulation and greater airtightness.

Spelthorne Leisure Centre

As part of Spelthorne's commitment to become a carbon neutral council, the new leisure centre will be one of the first wet and dry certified Passivhaus leisure facilities in the UK. It is estimated that the building will use up to 60% less energy than traditional new build leisure centres offering a huge cost reduction over the building’s lifecycle.

What are you looking forward to at the Conference?

It is an exciting time for Passivhaus in Scotland. We can’t wait to hear the latest on Scottish policy that will hopefully accelerate Passivhaus design principles into the mainstream. We are looking forward to sharing and learning from a range of pioneering case studies.