Director Colin Heal (MCIOB, MAPM) has more than 20  years’ project management experience, working for both commercial and public sector clients, contractors and private individuals, successfully delivering projects from the one-off houses to the very large, multi million pound schemes across most sectors of the construction industry.

Following the general withdrawal of support from the Government, sustainably in constructing building now falls to the environmentally aware and responsible property owners to minimise the impacts of their projects.

While material selection is important when assessing embodied carbon in a building’s construction, a significant reduction in carbon intense energy use is critical.  This is generally achieved by incorporating the use of high levels of insulation, air tightness and whole house ventilation systems into the design, which result in very little energy being required, while achieving exceptional levels of internal comfort and consistent internal year round temperatures, resulting in conventional central heating systems being obsolete.

There are several design standards that meet these objectives, Passive House is considered the gold standard.  While these design standards can be applied to commercial, industrial and public buildings, they are most commonly used for new build housing.  A separate set of related standards apply to housing refurbishment projects.  We are involved in a number of Passive House new build schemes as interest in this type of construction has increased in recent years.

ZEHo Projects will help you achieve the best from your development, providing flexible project management support, tailored to suit individual requirements.  Our services can include initial project advice, due diligence, part or full project management of part a scheme and contract administration.