Max Fordham Blog
Opening Entopia
Life often combines disparate events, and last week I experienced choking, meeting royalty, and building design for the climate emergency, all…
Designing for the Future - Insights from our most recent panel discussion
How has the built environment become more climate conscious in the past year? It’s the hot topic across the architecture and construction industries,…
PHPP Plug-in: Peak Heating Load
We’re big fans of Passivhaus, and the energy modelling tool PHPP. We’ve developed a plugin to try and make it even more useful, and thought we’d…
About being and becoming an engineer
The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a kid I recall at least two school…
Islamophobia Awareness Month
Did you know that November is Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM)? The purpose of IAM is to highlight the experiences and impact of Islamophobia…
COP26 - Week 2 Recap
I’m not alone in saying that I am disappointed in the results of COP26. Alok Sharma, the COP26 President, himself fought back tears as the Glasgow…
COP26 - Week 1 Recap
The Built Environment is fundamental to many of the themes of COP26 and as it accounts for almost 40% of energy-related carbon emissions, it…
Black History Month: Once upon a time
To round up this year's Black History Month, we'd like to share some final resources to educate ourselves on Black British History. To learn…
Black History Month: Save the date...
The penultimate Friday in October is here - time for us to share a fourth resource we can use to educate ourselves on Black History. Last Friday, Patricia…
On achieving net zero carbon verification for operational energy
Feilden Fowles' studio has recently been verified as net zero carbon for operational energy under the UKGBC framework. Having undertaken the…
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