This is our second post in a five-part series on how to make the most of your green build home to maximise efficiency, reduce energy...

You know you want to build your own green home. But where do you start? At Sustainable Design Collective, we’ve put together a five-part...

One of the many benefits of green building is that the same principles that help protect our environment – the use of low-energy options...

Building your own home can be one of the most stressful and financially taxing undertakings of your life. However the reward is a bespoke...

The Passivhaus standard has been gaining serious traction; in the UK and elsewhere in northern Europe it is now the in ‘vogue’ standard...

The Crystal London, a LEED platinum and BREEAM Outstanding sustainable building “I don’t think that sustainability is a design aesthetic,...

Sustainable factory built kit homes have not yet entered the mainstream in the UK, despite some notable and award winning schemes. Kit...

Fully Engineered Timber Frame Design Our Kit Homes design and build process provides total assurance and peace of mind for the...

In response to the challenges of reducing emissions from building we adopt the principles of the ‘Low Carbon/Energy Hierarchy’ in...

The code for 1. Energy and CO2 Emissions SDC employ a highly insulated building envelope in our standard new build construction, with...

Thurlestone Code 5 Development: Guidance Pamphlet (Pdf)

Thurlestone Code 5 Social Housing Development: Presentation of the Scheme Booklet (PDF) #sustainabilty #MVHR #design #rainwaterharvesting...

On 26th September we invited people to view our 4 house sustainable social housing in Thurlestone, Devon. The event was an opportunity...

The paper you may download on this page was prepared by Sustainable Design Collective and is titled Meeting Codes 4 and 5; Feed in...

Download this report from our site. Published by the Health and Safety Executive, the report identifies some of the major benefits of...

POST – the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology – is an office of both Houses of Parliament, charged with providing independent...

SDC is devoted to helping in the drive to make the UK a more environmentally friendly and pleasurable places to live. We aim to do this...