At SKA we have been integrating a host of approaches to the design of low carbon, sustainable homes for over 2 decades & in the last 12 months have developed many new, innovative eco-homes (with several schemes currently on site) which have pushed the boundaries of how sustainable a modern family home can be.
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Dusk-Dawn House Receives Full Planning Permission
We are happy to announce our project for the sustainable extension, renovation and enerPHit upgrade to a family home in Cottingham, East Yorkshire has received full planning permission approval.
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New Sustainable Home in Walkington
We are pleased to announce Samuel Kendall Associates has received the commission for the sustainable home retrofit and extension of a post-war family home outside Beverley in the village of Walkington, East Yorkshire.
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Chilterns Oak House, an off-grid passive eco-home.
5 Steps to an Off-grid Eco-home
The dream of a home with no running costs, no energy from the grid but instead generating energy profit may seem to of reach to most, but at Samuel Kendall Associates this is a dream we have realised many times through careful passive solar design, innovative renewable energy systems and a holistic understanding of what makes sustainable architecture.
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Market Weighton Eco-Extension Approved
We are happy to announce our project for a passive solar home in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire has now received full planning and building regulations approval.
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New Sustainable Leisure Project On East Yorkshire Coast
We are pleased to announce SKA have received a new sustainable leisure architecture commission on the East Yorkshire coast focusing on adaptive reuse, eco-friendly materials & passive solar design strategies.
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Mereside House Gets Final Certificate
Our eco-friendly extension & renovation project Mereside House in Hornsea, East Yorkshire is drawing to a close as it receives its final certificate of completion from building control after 2 years from design to delivery.
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Sustainable Strategies for Eco-Friendly Extensions
Our most common architectural project begins with an existing home that cannot meet the spatial, environmental or performative needs of the modern family.
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Eco-Friendly Twin House Planning Permission Granted
Our recent restoration & eco-friendly extension project, Twin House, has been granted full planning permission & will be entered for building regulations approval shortly. Situated in the small village of Broomfleet, this Victorian cottage has been restored & radically upgraded with a contemporary sustainable extension echoing the form and character of the existing dwelling.
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Pragmatic Sustainability
The 21st century presents us with the fact that the building industry is responsible for 39% of global carbon dioxide emissions. An immediate sustainable solution is to stop building new buildings with virgin materials & instead focus on restoring, upgrading & reclaiming the existing buildings and materials we already have.
At Samuel Kendall we have spent over two decades practising a pragmatic approach to eco-friendly building, lowering both the environmental and financial cost of architecture. We believe through following these ideas architecture can play its part in creating a sustainable future.
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Achieving the perfect eco-home
At Samuel Kendall we constantly aim to refine our design approach to create the most eco-friendly, cost effective & delightful family homes. We believe the perfect eco-home can be achieved through three key strategies. Spatial, Thermal & Air.
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Scarborough Passive House - Full Planning & Building Regs Approval
Our project for a passive house on Box Hill in Scarborough has now received full planning & building regulations approval with construction expected to commence in May 2020. This home aims to set a new standard for high quality housing in North Yorkshire.
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