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Our Architecture Team is Hiring

Posted: August 23, 2022

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 […]
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City of York Housing Delivery Programme Wins Again!

Posted: June 15, 2022

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 […]
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The Matthew Hill Sustainability Fund

Posted: May 16, 2022

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 […]
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WE’RE HIRING! Opportunity for a Sustainable Building Services Engineer

Posted: April 14, 2022

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. […]
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York Housing Nominated for Four National Awards

Posted: April 12, 2022

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’ […]
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Matthew Hill, Founding Member of LEDA

Posted: February 10, 2022

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 […]
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Constructing Excellence National Award

Posted: January 31, 2022

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 […]
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Happy Christmas from LEDA!

Posted: December 13, 2021

Happy Christmas from LEDA! As in recent years, for 2021 we are making a charity donation in lieu of sending Christmas cards. This year our chosen charity is The Proud Trust, an LGBT+ organisation that supports young people through youth groups, peer support, and mentoring programs. We provided full Building Services design for the trust’s […]
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Winners! Constructing Excellence Awards 2021

Posted: December 2, 2021

Winners: People Development Award We are extremely proud to have been declared WINNERS in the People Development category at last week’s Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humberside Awards (CEYH2021). As a workers’ cooperative, employee voice is extremely strong and underpins our business decisions and activities. Investment in our members is one of our core principles. We […]
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Passive House Open day November 2021

Posted: November 1, 2021

Our Low Energy Building Consultant Richard Spencer will be opening his home as part of the International Passive House Open Days in November 2021. Come and find out what it is like to live in a Passive House, how one is constructed and what are the key aspects of the design. There are opportunities to visit […]
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