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Passivhaus Myths

There are lots of preconceptions about what makes a Passivhaus building… and many of them are wrong! Passivhaus gives a way of designing and…

What should the built environment do about climate change? Insights into an in-house debate

Every week - or at least that's what we aim for! - we host an internal, informal 'Lunch Meet'. Previously they were cherished as whole-practice…

Take it outside - Acoustic Design for Outdoor Events

Given the fresh challenges associated with safely operating indoor events since the onset of COVID-19, it might be expected that there will be…

How to keep cool while home working

A lot of homes aren’t designed to keep cool in the increasingly common heatwaves that the UK now sees as a result of climate change. Here’s some…

Being Black in the Workplace and The Need for Honest, Open Conversations

I am Patience; I’m a Partner at Max Fordham and I work in the Finance Department, managing the billing for the practice. Since 1998, Max Fordham…

Our Edinburgh Office is now a 'Scotland for Employee Ownership' Advocate!

We are proud to have signed up as a 'Scotland for Employee Ownership' advocate – a banner under which we can actively promote and raise awareness…

INWED 2020: A personal insight into engineering from some of our female engineers

I have always had a fascination with how things work. This, combined with an interest in Architecture, led me to study Building Design Engineering…

COVID-19: Operating Buildings and the Future Design of the Built Environment - Part 2

Having looked at the processes of infection and their direct influence on building design in Part 1, this second part of our blog series examines…

COVID-19: Operating Buildings and The Future Design of the Built Environment - Part 1

We now share a world with COVID-19. We also spend much of our time on this world inside buildings. Recently, the majority of people have mostly…

Acoustics for Wellbeing – the Home Office

During the last few weeks, everyone has had to learn to adapt to new situations. For many, including all of us in the Max Fordham Acoustics team,…

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