Abstract
#EnergieSprongUK hosted a design competition with the aim to develop new approaches for high performance, scalable and cost-effective #NetZero #Retrofit solutions. The solutions needed to be scalable, standardised, cost-cutting, tenant and leaseholder-friendly, and guarantee a long-term net zero standard. One of the winning teams were BowTieSprong who had a net zero energy concept design for low rise flats. In March 2020 at Futurebuild, we spoke with Hagop Heath-Matossian, Innovation Director, about the concept, challenges, and next steps. Now, a year later, we spoke with Hagop again to find out what has happened since. He shared latest updates on the project, refined designs, new challenges and more.
Rick Hartwig, our Built Environment Lead, hosted the conversation and asked about the stage of the project as well new forms of technology and #innovative thinking that has been applied such as the use #VirtualReality and mixed reality. The main purpose of the project is to help improve the life of the residents. For that reason, resident engagement has always been a key aspect of the concept. Finding out what concerns and hopes current residents have has helped shaped the solutions that were proposed.
Watch the interview to learn about #Passivhaus, what residents’ priorities are, retrofit costs and more.
