Meet our Team – Connie Campbell As part of a series of short blog posts we will be introducing you to some of the people at LEDA. I chatted to Connie this week, who is a Building Services Engineer at LEDA. Connie joined us in 2019 and is a valued member of our workers co-operative. […]
Meet our Team – Matthew Wallace
Meet our Team – Matthew Wallace As part of a series of short blog posts we will be introducing you to some of the people on the team at LEDA. I caught up with Matt this week, a Sustainable Building Services Engineer, who is our newest recruit, to find out how he is doing and […]
Investors in the Environment Awards – Sustainable Transport Champion 2020
Investors in the Environment Awards – Sustainable Transport Champion 2020 We were absolutely delighted to win an award at the Investors in the Environment Awards 2020. We were given ‘Sustainable Transport Champion 2020’. They had these lovely words to say about us: ‘LEDA has great sustainable transport initiatives in place, particularly those relating to cycling. […]
Zero Waste week September 2020
Zero Waste week September 2020 This year LEDA took part in Zero waste week again for the second year in a row, which fell on the 7th to the 13th September. It was a very different experience this year, as many of us are still working from home. When we took part last year, it […]
Passivhaus Rules – as appeared in CIBSE Journal Oct 2019
Passive House Rules City of York Council is the latest local authority to strive for Passivhaus housing. Leda’s Jim Wild explains why the methodology is gaining traction As appeared in CIBSE Journal Oct 2019 In September, City of York Council confirmed that its programme to deliver 600 sustainable low-energy homes in the next five years […]
Declaring a climate emergency
Declaring a climate emergency Here at LEDA we have always been focused on sustainability in solutions for new and existing buildings. Our work is moving more and more into Passive House, low carbon technologies, renewable energy and adaption for future conditions. We are helping others to reduce their carbon emissions and produce more sustainable buildings. […]
PV – Now the Feed in Tariffs have gone what is next ?
PV Systems and Funding PV (photo-voltaic) Systems have had support in the form of the Feed in Tariff (FIT) until April 2019. Since it ended, we have all been waiting for news on what would be offered as an alternative. The government announced on the 10th June 2019 “The Smart Export Guarentee” and a proposed launch […]
Zero Waste week September 2019
Zero Waste week September 2019 LEDA took part in Zero Waste Week this year which fell on 2nd to the 8th September. There were many interesting discussions in the office about how we can all reduce our waste and the simple changes we can make to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill or […]
Mixed mode ventilation
Mixed mode ventilation – designing for the use of opening windows and mechanical ventilation in combination or as contingency to each other is typical of the work that we do. From providing ventilation solutions for retrofitting existing buildings through to new Passive House buildings, mechanical systems are used alongside opening windows and secure vents to […]
Climbing the BIM ladder – The Supply Chain
Climbing the BIM ladder – The Supply Chain Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been around for many years now and has so far been driven by a top down approach, but it can only get so far through customer demand. It is important to highlight what it can do for companies across the supply chain. […]
