Trunk Low Energy Building

21/10/2021

Hello, it's been a while!
One of the things I've been working on is this series of events in collaboration with the brilliant Passive House Accelerator, Partel and Home Ben Adam-Smith — join us if you'd like to know more about Passivhaus.

Sign-up for the first session here: https://kisshou.se/BPI1

08/02/2021

Fancy joining our team at Kiss House? Please share if you know anyone who might be interested. Thanks

08/10/2020

A great resource from my colleagues at Kiss House — take a look.

01/10/2020

Me on the Quiet Mark podcast!

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Ep.8 - The Quiet Mark Podcast - Out Now: Link in Bio.

Building and construction are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world. Air traffic, road traffic and construction are 3 of the biggest sources of noise pollution.

Does it have to be this way? One man who believes construction could be quieter and more sustainable, and whose company is determined to make it so, is Mike Jacob; guest on Ep.8 of The Quiet Mark Podcast.

A wave of silence spread across the planet as man-made noise fell by 50% during lockdown. Does a return to normality have to bring with it a return to pre-lockdown volumes?

Air traffic has reduced with more global business meetings taking place on Zoom. With companies like Google telling employees to stay home until summer '21 and Twitter employees working from home indefinitely, comes a significant reduction in road traffic.

But what about building and construction noise? The number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK has risen by more than 80 per cent over the last decade.

Mike discusses this and more with our host, Simon Gosling, explaining the path that lead to Kiss House and their work to disrupt the future of construction, transforming the lives of occupants, for the better.

01/10/2020

Great work Kiss House

18/08/2020

Happy to share this interview I recently recorded for the Quiet Mark podcast — it was great to reflect on all we've been doing and why.

Enjoy! Thanks, Mike

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Ep.8 - The Quiet Mark Podcast - Out Now: Link in Bio.

Building and construction are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world. Air traffic, road traffic and construction are 3 of the biggest sources of noise pollution.

Does it have to be this way? One man who believes construction could be quieter and more sustainable, and whose company is determined to make it so, is Mike Jacob; guest on Ep.8 of The Quiet Mark Podcast.

A wave of silence spread across the planet as man-made noise fell by 50% during lockdown. Does a return to normality have to bring with it a return to pre-lockdown volumes?

Air traffic has reduced with more global business meetings taking place on Zoom. With companies like Google telling employees to stay home until summer '21 and Twitter employees working from home indefinitely, comes a significant reduction in road traffic.

But what about building and construction noise? The number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK has risen by more than 80 per cent over the last decade.

Mike discusses this and more with our host, Simon Gosling, explaining the path that lead to Kiss House and their work to disrupt the future of construction, transforming the lives of occupants, for the better.

14/07/2020

One of my past projects.

The Old Water Tower.
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4-bedroom house.
Past project.
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Shortlisted, RIBA Awards 2016
Commended, RICS Awards 2016
Shortlisted, Passivhaus Awards 2016
Shortlisted, Sunday Times British Homes Awards 2016
Shortlisted, Structural Timber Awards 2016
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We love to do things differently and the Old Water Tower offered a great opportunity to do so. The project team worked highly collaboratively with an ‘open book’ approach to pricing. Here, contractors agree on costs and margin at the start. It worked to everyone’s advantage as the project was an experiment to test Passivhaus in a development context.
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The site previously housed a utilities building, which was demolished to build The Old Water Tower.
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It was a small plot at the end of a short lane and was positioned behind a row of houses, so the design had to rise to meet these challenges.
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The end result was a perfectly formed certified Passivhaus designed to echo the local vernacular by hinting at barns and other farm buildings.
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14/07/2020

The RIBA 2020 election voting starts today. My colleagues at Kiss House spoke to presidential hopeful Sumita Singha.

Have a read — she's an inspirational deep green sustainability advocate, academic and humanitarian who offers great hope for the future of architecture and the built environment.

Read our interview with award winning architect, author and humanitarian Sumita Singha as we ask about her career and suitability to lead the RIBA.

A few weeks ago whilst on the Kiss House Twitter account I came across a video telling the story of Sumita Singha and explaining why she should become the new president of the RIBA. I was immediately struck by her resilience and passion, and couldn’t help but be impressed by her many achievements in architecture, sustainability and the charity sector.

The 2 minute video takes us from her humble beginnings in Delhi, India, through a life of service and dedication to driving positive change and inclusion.

At a time when the existential threat of climate change looms ever larger and enormous social challenges are being hastened by the fallout from the Covid19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement, I felt buoyed by the potential for change personified by this inspirational woman who is clearly a force of nature.

03/06/2020

I'm taking part in a live Q&A on "how to self-build."

Friday June 12th at 11am BST. Hosted by my Kiss House colleague Hilary Wilson, my Kiss House co-founder Adrian James and I will be answering your questions. Please join us, email: [email protected] to take part.

Adrian James Architects

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Put us to the test in this live online event! Hilary Wilson, Customer Support, will field your questions to Kiss House co-founders Mike Jacob and Adrian James.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The session will take place via Zoom so, send us your questions in advance and we’ll be sure to cover what you’re interested in.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To take part please email Hilary [email protected] so she can send you the link to join, OR DM us with your email address on Instagram or Facebook.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You can find out more about Mike, Adrian and Hilary in the Team section of our website and read interviews with each of them in our "Stories." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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08/05/2020

More on the finding land and planning online Q&A being held on Thursday May 14th @ 11 am by my colleagues at www.kisshouse.co.uk

Thanks

Ever thought about building your own home? Wanted advice and help? Not known where to start, or been put off by the planning system?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fear not because Adrian James, senior chartered architect and Kiss House co-founder and Hilary Wilson, customer support are available to help. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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07/05/2020

Live online Q&A on Thursday 14th May on finding land and the planning process. Hosted by my colleagues at Kiss House.

All info below.

Live Q&A — join us on Thursday May 14th 2020 to have your questions on finding land and the planning process answered.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This live, online event will be hosted by Kiss House co-founder, architect Adrian James and Hilary Wilson who looks after our customer support. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Adrian and Hilary invite you to join them on Thursday 14th May at 11am BST to ask your questions on finding land and the planning process. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You can find out more about Adrian and Hilary in the Team section of our website and read an interview with Adrian in our Stories — links in bio ☝🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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