Niki Sole

Architect & Passivhaus Designer | Associate @ASF_UK |
Retrofits & sustainable housing | Working with communities |
Outdoor enthusiast

[Clara Bagenal George @ClaraBagG]

Much needed tool and guidance out on #Overheating in existing homes #Retrofit. Fantastic work from @Good_Homes by @JulieG_Sust and @InklingLLP

[IIED @IIED]

ICYMI: A series of events over the next few months featuring IIED’s @xapsan in partnership with @ASF_UK will explore how community-led design and planning can advance housing justice. --> https://t.co/v0fWzYwQ9z

[Anthropocene.A.S @AnthropoceneAS]

A reason your energy bills are high is because, through no fault of your own, your government has not made energy efficiency a priority in building regulations, & despite technology to build near-zero energy homes being around for decades, it is still not the legal bare minimum.

[Niki Sole @nikisole_]

@stanislas_poyet @EdduRocher1 This is great @stanislas_poyet I'll have to see if I can get a copy in the UK (and improve my french).

[Alex Steffen @AlexSteffen]

Young architects, designers, engineers, developers, real estate investors: demand better.

Unsustainable buildings are the pipelines and coal ports of the designed environment.

Refuse to create more of them. Demand better clients, better briefs and the codes to get them.

[Hannah Sloan Wood @hw_]

The time is now 💥 Support @ArchitectsCAN's petition to update legislation to #decarbonise the UK construction industry https://t.co/JXDdtAKimK 🇬🇧

[Niki Sole @nikisole_]

Very pleased to receive this feedback from clients as they enter their first winter in their newly retrofitted home #retrofitfirst #insulate #feedback

[Transition by Design @TransitionbyD]

Client quote:

"We continue to love the renovated house, which has been greatly admired by (it seems) the entire neighbourhood. It is such a joy to get up on a winter's morning without having to run around with multiple dusters wiping the condensation off the windows!"

#retrofit

[Alastair Humphreys @Al_Humphreys]

A poster of British leaves to download for free: https://t.co/3PcySTrMuL

[Niki Sole @nikisole_]

@jenslater_ She was an incredible human!

[STBA UK @STBA_UK]

Can historic houses be made energy efficient?

@FT speak to @STBA_UK Director, Peter Draper

https://t.co/vnnttEBnAr

#retrofit #heritage #conservation

[Transition by Design @TransitionbyD]

'Right to Know' shows how environmental data intersects with deprivation data, by postcode, open to all, at the click of a mouse. For truly #smartcities we need #smartcitizens and tools like this are essential for the understanding that leads to action. https://t.co/aLTtZKWNMg

[Transition by Design @TransitionbyD]

📢October news update📢
This month we welcome Charlie and Bea to our team, invite you to Blackbird Leys on Saturday to explore how garage sites could be repurposed for housing & talk retrofitting empty buildings for meanwhile community and business use.

https://t.co/S7zqMGgdnP

[Passivhaus Trust @PassivhausTrust]

#HotOfThePress
https://t.co/dOPVsxljva
The urgency to upgrade existing UK homes is critical to meeting #net-zero targets by 2050. The Passivhaus Trust has lead the development of the NEW cross-industry #Retrofit Guide which shows how this is possible

#EnerPHit @LETI_London

[Alastair Humphreys @Al_Humphreys]

A pair of 1300-year-old skis has been discovered in an ice field in Norway. They are believed to be the best-preserved ancient skis ever found — even the bindings are mostly intact. (via @kottke) https://t.co/BaWHCTIQbj

[Will South @wilfredsouth]

Working from home is great, but it's getting colder. While I save up for a #Passivhaus #retrofit here are my low cost #buildingphysics informed strategies to stay warm. Some of them I actually do. Anyone got any to add?

[Heritage Declares @Heritagedecl]

An interesting thought piece on the importance of retrofit and government spending in relation to the climate crisis ahead of #COP26 #retrofit #COp26glasgow #insulation #ClimateCrisis
https://t.co/sPnrSKPhnM

[Transition by Design @TransitionbyD]

With energy prices set to soar, there are ways to reduce the energy demand of your home by retrofitting. Read Passive House Designer and Retrofit Coordinator @nikisole_ 's 5 things to think about before retrofitting your home https://t.co/GpI9hifiNb #retrofit #energycrisis

[New Economy Organisers Network @NEON_UK]

"More than 50% of our gas comes from overseas and we need to be generating clean power here. People aren't talking about the amount of gas we use in our homes and reducing that - and the government is absent on this."

Jonathan Atkinson from @CarbonCoop talking on @BBCNews

[UK Green Building Council @UKGBC]

It's World Green Building Week!

This year's #WGBW focuses on the importance of #BuildingResilience as we face the Climate Crisis.

Learn more about @WorldGBC's events and resources available throughout this week here: https://t.co/yHLijSOvX0.

[Architects Declare UK @archdeclare]

Why every UK household should declare a climate emergency
"There is an enormous opportunity here. A coordinated national retrofit strategy could create thousands of jobs, alleviate fuel poverty, ... build back better and establish a green recovery."
https://t.co/loyWP1hV2d