There is no place like home. Most of us want a home that is safe, healthy, and well functioning – a perfect place to rest and enjoy life. At Ramboll we pride ourselves on using our expertise to make houses that people would call “home.”

Statistics show that around 40% of the total amount of energy that we use is consumed in houses. Therefore it is crucial that we rethink energy consumption patterns and plan for a minimal energy usage from the very beginning. One way of doing this is by designing homes in which a comfortable interior climate can be maintained without active heating and cooling systems. The house heats and cools itself – this is termed a passive house.

Upton site C residences

This award-winning scheme for a new housing development near Upton in Northampton, UK, manages to combine high architectural standards with a strong sustainability agenda — a sometimes tricky balancing act. Equipped with a range of renewable energy technologies and built to low energy standards, the houses feature ample glazing and some double-height spaces as part of a high-specification architectural brief.

Read more about the Upton residences here.

This award-winning scheme for a new housing development near Upton manages to combine high architectural standards with a strong sustainability agenda - a sometimes tricky balancing act

Badrah

An ambitious project to become the new home to 120,000 people and used by 190,000 people daily. Badrah will be located on the eastern edge of the Waterfront development along the Jebel Ali coastline in Dubai. Next door to the Palm Jebel Ali, the Madinat Al Arab, and the Crescent Island, Badrah is planned at the gateway to the entire development. Consisting of several hundred buildings ranging from 2 storey townhouses to 70 storey high towers, Badrah aims to be a sustainable and affordable community consisting of four individual districts.

Read more about the Badrah development here.