Passive House is a building standard focused on exceptional energy efficiency and indoor comfort. In combination with efficient mechanical systems, things meet specializes in designing robust building envelopes and intelligent space planning to minimize energy consumption in our projects. The Passive House methodology translates to lower energy bills, a longer lifespan for our buildings, and healthier indoor environments. Whether a specific project elects to make an investment in Passive House certification or not, our consistent commitment is to minimize the embodied carbon impact in all the buildings that we design.

Furthermore, we take a special interest in any opportunity for the adaptive reuse or strategic renovation of existing buildings. Given the amount of embodied carbon that it takes to construct a new building, it is often the case that “the most sustainable building, is the one that is already built.” In other words, we cannot simply demolish and rebuild our way to a more sustainable future. things meet is committed to working strategically with our clients with an enthusiastic acknowledgement that much of the world’s existing building stock is worth saving.