. Our mission and philosophy is to create buildings, products or environments that achieve Net Zero carbon emissions without having to resort to carbon offset schemes.

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. Poroban invests into ongoing research on embodied carbon in materials and takes a direct approach to promoting and specifying products and materials of a low carbon footprint.  Approximately 50% of the carbon emissions from housing over a 60-year life is related to the construction products and process (embodied carbon emissions), and is thereby emitted at the time of construction. The other 50% is due to operational carbon emissions – regulated (heating and lighting) and unregulated (appliances) - TRADA.

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. We have developed a preferred UK suppliers and manufacturers network in order to achieve low carbon footprints on all buildings, whilst increasing the efficiency of specifying and coordinating materials on projects.

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. Use of homegrown timber/structural timber (C16 or better) is encouraged on projects in order to reduce embodied carbon emissions, in line with the UK government Timber in Construction Road Map - link here

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. We encourage demountable construction and minimal use of wet trades to increase low carbon recyclability at a building's end of use.

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. We minimise use of single use plastic based products and micro plastics on projects, in the studio and at home

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. We continue to experiment, test and promote new materials in innovative ways using the least carbon intensive processing methods.

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. Our studio constantly researches into products and construction techniques that are useful, and not wasteful, at the end of their lifecycle

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. Poroban do not employ services from companies invested in fossil fuel industries​

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. Poroban employees travel by either public transport, bicycle or electric car

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. We are a signatory of Architects Declare and a member of the Architects Climate Action Network

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