Launching our first Beyond Net Zero whitepaper
In 1966, Max Fordham founded our practice on the belief that it is our shared responsibility to look after each other, to care for our communities, and to create a sustainable world.
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For nearly 60 years since, we have pioneered the highest standards of both comfort and sustainability in the built environment, from our earliest housing projects in the 1960s and 1970s, to the ultra-low energy offices, museums and sports centres of the 2020s.
Our long-standing design philosophy, inspired by Max, endures today. ‘Beautiful Engineering for a sustainable planet’ encapsulates our belief in elegant, sustainable outcomes that are good for humanity and good for the planet. We have been committed to net zero carbon since 2020, and our current ambition is for all our projects to meet the new UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard.
We are committed to going beyond net zero, both on our projects and as a practice. It's no easy task and we want to be open about the challenges and our learning on this journey. Communication is a powerful tool for influencing the whole system. This is why we decided to publish this whitepaper, to be transparent about our journey, our successes and challenges along the way, and to continue to do so into the future.
In a series of short insight articles and project case studies, this paper is an encapsulation of what we believe as a practice, a summary of what we see as the state of the net zero nation, and a statement of our intent.