MITCHELL MAY CERTIFIED PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGNER

Passive House Institute

Giaimo Associate Mitchell May is now a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) through the Passive House Institute. This milestone reflects Giaimo’s deep commitment to responsible design, with an aim to transform and create buildings that are energy-efficient, sustainable, comfortable, and resilient.

A Pass­ive House De­sign­er cer­ti­fied by the Passive House Institute is a pro­fes­sion­al trained to design build­ings that meet the en­ergy ef­fi­ciency and com­fort cri­ter­ia of the Pass­ive House stand­ard. They have the know­ledge to design build­ings with min­im­al en­ergy re­quire­ments for heat­ing and cool­ing, in­clud­ing high per­form­ance in­su­la­tion, air­tight con­struc­tion and heat re­cov­ery vent­il­a­tion, while main­tain­ing op­tim­al in­door air qual­ity and com­fort.

As an architect focused on existing and heritage buildings, this certification enhances Mitchell’s ability to incorporate energy-efficient design into these structures. The application of Passive House principles will aid in the reduction of operational carbon, complementing our work leveraging the embodied carbon in existing buildings – preserving their unique character and rich history, while transforming them into powerful assets in the fight against climate change.

Image: The key principles of passive design – credit: Passivhaus Trust/ECD Architects

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