Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE) is a leading architecture practice specialising in the design of low carbon homes, neighbourhoods, public and mixed-use buildings. Each year PTE’s multi-disciplinary team designs and delivers 1,000-plus homes across the UK. PTE uses practical experience to generate and develop research topics which in turn inform how it designs and delivers future built environment projects. PTE’s research also plays a key role in shaping the industry and governments outlook on a variety of topics, from estate regeneration, post-occupancy evaluation, local solutions to the housing crisis, densification of the London suburbs and the social value of architecture. Recent publications include The Deck Access Housing Design Guide, Designed to Perform: An Illustrated Guide to Providing Energy Efficient Homes, Shading for housing and research into overheating, Towards Net Zero (2022), Retrofit 2023, Zero Carbon Hub publications, Happy Homes Toolkit, Ventilation and the performance gap in homes.
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