EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CAREER IN SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING. LEDA are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team. We are a multi-disciplinary workers’ co-operative of Building Services Engineers, Passive House Consultant, and Architects, delivering integrated design solutions in tandem with specialist advice, feasibility strategies and low carbon consultancy. In an engineering role […]
We have a Certified Passive House Designer
We are delighted that we now have a Certified Passive House Designer on the LEDA team! Senior Architect Roger Stannard achieved his certification last month after successfully completing a course and assessment approved by the Passive House Institute. The Passivhaus Standard is a clearly defined and internationally recognised standard for energy efficiency, comfort and quality assurance of […]
Chapeltown Cohousing and the next LCH Project
Last week we attended Leeds Community Homes Ltd (LCH) community share offer event, inviting investment for their next sustainable, affordable community in Armley (More info on that here: bit.ly/3t5Pe2u). The event took place at a recently completed development, Chapeltown Cohousing (ChaCo), where LEDA provided renewables strategy advice and building services design. Visiting this amazing community was a great […]
Our Architecture Team is Hiring
Exciting Opportunity for a Sustainable Architect with Vision LEDA are looking for a talented and motivated Architect, in a full or part time position, with a mix of studio and home-based working. We are a multi-disciplinary workers’ co-operative of Building Services Engineers and Architects, delivering integrated building design solutions in tandem with specialist advice, feasibility strategies […]
City of York Housing Delivery Programme Wins Again!
More awards for City of York Housing We’re thrilled to see the City of York Council housing delivery programme picking up yet more awards! Winner of the Planning Awards 2022 ‘Award for Best Housing Scheme (Fewer Than 500 Homes)’ category, and highly commended in the ‘Award for Design Excellence’ category. This follows winning the Yorkshire […]
The Matthew Hill Sustainability Fund
Sustainability Fund to Support Headingley Projects Founding member of LEDA Matthew Hill, who passed away in February 2022, had a long association with Headingley Development Trust, and was Co-Chair from 2020. To celebrate Matthew’s life and his passionate advocacy of the sustainability agenda, the Trust have set up a fund in his name, to provide small […]
WE’RE HIRING! Opportunity for a Sustainable Building Services Engineer
Exciting Opportunity for a Career in Sustainable Engineering LEDA are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic engineer with 3-5 years experience to join our multi-disciplinary team. We are a multi-disciplinary worker’s co-operative of Building Services Engineers, Passive House Consultant, and Architects, delivering integrated design solutions in tandem with specialist advice, feasibility strategies and low carbon consultancy. […]
York Housing Nominated for Four National Awards
Four Nominations for York Housing Delivery Programme We’re proud to be involved in this exciting project, a pioneering example of low energy, passive house certified housing design on a limited budget. So it’s great that the scheme has been nominated for FOUR National awards: Shortlisted for ‘Best Housing Scheme (under 500 Homes)’ and ‘Design Excellence’ […]
Matthew Hill, Founding Member of LEDA
Matthew Hill, Founding Member of LEDA It is with great sadness that we announce the passing on 8th February of Matthew Hill, a founding member of LEDA. Matthew set up LEDA with Jonathan Lindh and James Haigh in 1997, after a number of years running a general building company. Matthew was passionate about low energy design […]
Constructing Excellence National Award
LEDA ‘Highly Commended’ In December we posted news of our award in the People Development category of the Yorkshire & Humberside Constructing Excellence awards. We’re thrilled to announce that last week we received a ‘Highly Commended’ award at the Constructing Excellence’s National awards event. Congratulations to all the winners – and well done to the LEDA […]