Sustainability in the UK: residential projects | News | Architonic

With the climate crisis firmly at the top of the agenda and rising energy prices becoming one of the most pressing global issues, the need for ever more energy-efficient and sustainable homes has rarely been more pronounced. These radical residences not only help owners to reduce their property’s environmental impact, they also contribute to reducing heating and electricity bills. Given that the UK has some of the oldest and least energy-efficient housing stock in Europe, many local architects manage to improve the energy efficiency of already existing buildings. And while this presents its own set of challenges, it sidesteps carbon-intensive new construction and demolition considerations, thus creating further environmental benefits. In the north London suburb of Muswell Hill, Architecture for London have renovated and extended an existing terraced residence into the



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