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The UK off-site house manufacturing revolution is upon us!
We moved office in June to a new office with lots of space to grow and to do exciting things.
The sixth e-book following the Passive House Accelerator BPI online event is now live! Get it here.
Our fifth e-book following the Passive House Accelerator BPI online event is live! Get it here.
We’ve broken ground on the Kiss House show home!
The fourth e-book following the Passive House Accelerator BPI online event is now live! Get it here.
The third e-book following the Passive House Accelerator BPI online event is now live! Get it here.
The launch of the new government scheme makes the self build dream more accessible.
A selection of resources for you to browse following “The Kiss House project” on the PHA. Subscribe to get the episode e-book once it’s ready
Get the second e-book following the Passive House Accelerator BPI online events.
Read the Passive House Accelerator feature on the new Kiss House residential construction system.
Kiss House was invited to share the James Latham stand at the Futurebuild exhibition in March 2022.
How are the building professionals of tomorrow being educated about healthy buildings and timber construction?
Simon shares his love of timber and for Japanese craft.
In his article “Trees are complex” Mark Chester MICFor looks at some of the amazingly complex interactions within and between trees.
We love timber and want to share some fabulous resources on timber in architecture and construction.
James Latham is dedicated to creating sustainable change in construction.
Built by Nature Head of Networks, Jeff Blaylock, tells us about their vision is for the built environment to work in unison with nature.
Wood for Good is the UK timber industry’s leading campaign raising awareness of the benefits of using timber in construction.
Online e-books to accompany the Passive House Accelerator BPI online event series.
Passivhaus Trust praise Kiss House work at Futurebuild.
Futurebuild 2022 hosted over 300 game changing brands and 350 speakers and we were one of them.
We are delighted to have secured CIOB Chartered Building Consultancy status!
The built environment workforce lacks diversity.
Historic sites like Reading Gaol are “tangible recordings of a city’s story,” Isabel Morris.
We wanted to support our community as we start the new year.
A list of some of our favourite communities and campaigns and how you can engage with them.
Passive House Accelerator is an energetic online global community.
We’re a creative team at Kiss House and find inspiration everywhere.
Re-recording mixer interview.
We look at the work Quiet Mark are doing to make homes quieter.
We look at the history of the window and its impact on home design.
Singing makes us happy — we look at why, and at how to set our fears aside to join in!
A few of our favourite ways to enjoy light and sound wherever you are.
Sound artist interview.
The type of light that we are exposed to has a direct impact upon how we function.
“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly coloured than the day,” Vincent Van Gogh.
Why is it important? Why do we care?
“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul,” Wassily Kandinsky.
Meet designer Daniel Heath.
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort,” Jane Austen.
“Mere colour can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways,” Oscar Wilde.
A few of our favourite ways to connect with nature in and out of the home.
How can we bring nature into our homes to create a sense of sanctuary?
“Belonging… doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are,” Brené Brown
The internal climate is an interesting concept brilliantly explored in “The weather indoors.”
Learn how Kiss House are making a difference in FC&A Magazine, June edition.
The Kiss House team hit the city to find Street Wisdom.
Does inviting people back into your home fill you with delight or dread?
Team members share lockdown stories and reflect on their changing relationship with home.
Many of us have spent more time than ever at home since lockdown restrictions began in 2020.
July has been a busy month as things begin to return to normal…
We meet rug designer Sonya Winner and find out how a rug design competition changed her life.
Emma Bradbury shares a story by superlative clothing and lifestyle brand TOAST about celebrated Somerset Seedmonger, Grace Alexander.
Emma Bradbury explores how lockdown has changed our relationship to creativity.
With her keen eye for exquisite design, pattern and colour Emma provides art direction for Kiss House.
Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft is said to be “the place to visit” for creative makers, we were not disappointed.
Handwoven bike baskets made of Elephant Grass and my inspiring experience in the Himalayas, by Emma Bradbury.
We meet Ceri White next in our series of interviews with inspiring creatives.
Poor quality housing affects us all. The majority of us live with it and we all live with the detrimental effects it has on our environment.
Our co-founder Mike Jacob on the Quiet Mark podcast — transforming construction with great design.
Our second interview with Sumita Singha delves deeper into what makes her tick.
We interview award winning architect, author and humanitarian Sumita Singha and ask about her career and suitability to lead the RIBA.
Oliver Heath on principles and benefits of biophilic design.
We asked Kate Southerby to give us the low–down on how to make being “locked–down” with loved ones work.
We meet artist Jon Llewelyn to get an insight into his work as a painter and learn about his inspirations and the role home plays in his work.
Sapna Odlin’s poignant doorstep portrait project for lockdown.
Join us on Friday June 12th 2020 for a live Q and A on how to self-build.
We share a story by Haeckels on innovations in air quality.
Emma Bradbury shares her life long obsession with Shetland.
Our “Kiss Life” hiatus was longer than planned because we’ve been working on some incredibly exciting projects and have a great deal to tell you.
We meet Molly Mahon next in our Creatives’ interview series.
Join us on Thursday May 14th 2020 for a live Q&A to have your questions on finding land and the planning process answered.
Introducing Adrian James, a senior chartered architect and a co-founder of Kiss House.
Did you know we’ve developed a series of free resources that are available on (and via) our website, for you to download and access online?
In our latest piece on wellness in the home we explore house plants — why they’re great for you, how to care for them and how to create a great aesthetic.
In the first in our series of “Design icons” we’re looking at Scandinavian design classic the Knitting Chair.
Welcome to La Conner, Washington — a quaint and quirky coastal village in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
As so many of us move to homeworking we’ve been considering virtual ways to connect, collaborate and learn whilst we’re physically isolated.
What do you do at the start of a new decade? I’m not sure that there’s a protocol, but it’s inevitably a time of reflection, dreaming and planning for the future.
Introducing Mike Jacob — Kiss House co-founder and our director who leads on all things product and innovation.
Not another gift guide we hear you groan! We feel your pain. But…
Emma Bradbury our in-house ace on all things art and design visits Bowhouse in Fife.
In the first piece in our “Sources of inspiration” series we look at the Bauhaus centenary.
First in our Creatives’ interview series we meet furniture designer-maker Robert Barnby.
In celebration of our first Kiss Life newsletter we’re running a competition open exclusively to our newsletter subscribers.
It’s summer in the UK and as a team we’ve been busy with holidays and day trips.
We take a look at how anyone of any age, shape and level of experience can create a space to stretch and relax.
The last two years have been an awesome voyage of discovery for all of us at Kiss House.
There’s so much to love about Passivhaus that it’s difficult to know where to start…
At Kiss House we are committed to finding new ways of working.
We’re delighted to tell you that Kiss House is working towards having a presence in New Zealand and Australia.
Few things are cooler than tremendously hip Stockholm. Super cool, stylish, sustainable.
Kiss House is all about building better so that people can live better.
We’ve been thinking a lot about diversity in architecture & construction recently.
An inspirational display dating back to the eleventh century.
In March the Kiss House team celebrated, when managing director Carli Jordan won the Invesco Business Award at The Sue Ryder Southern Women of Achievement Awards 2019.
75% of our team at Kiss House HQ is female & just under 50% of the wider team — quite unusual in the construction industry!
During January we were inspired by Marie Kondo.
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