Climate Change

The climate is neither stable nor constant; it has always existed in a state of change and flux. However, the extremities of change that have been recorded since the 1900’s are largely due to man’s impact on his environment. Ever -increasing rates of carbon emission have brought about a rise in global temperatures which in turn are bringing about changes in weather patterns, rising sea levels and an increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.

At home, heating and cooling systems protect us from the extremities of the environment. However, ironically, with most of these systems expending large amounts of energy, the desire for comfort only adds to the climate change problem. Instead of setting up barriers against the climate, man has to learn to co-exist alongside his environment.

‘A’ Frame Architecture recognises the importance that the ever increasing use of sundry buildings in gardens does not result in a disproportionate consumption of energy. Aware of the fragility, extremity and unpredictability of the climate, ‘A’ Frame Architecture has designed its buildings to unite comfort with ecological sustainability.

‘A’ Frame Architecture’s garden buildings can potentially reduce our overall energy consumption and carbon emissions per head of population, having regard to the following:-

(a) With people opting to work from home, we believe that for every three garden office buildings erected, one car would be taken off the road.
(b) People choosing to work from home often maintain the levels of heating associated with daytime occupation, in order to feel comfortable while they work. If they were to use a highly insulated garden building, requiring minimal heating during the winter and no cooling equipment during the summer, the heating and cooling in the primary home could be turned down to a background level during the working day.
(c) With many people reluctant to put solar panels on their houses because they believe they are unsightly and spoil the appearance of the building and incur maintenance difficulties, they may consider putting solar panels on to a garden building to heat water for the primary home. The advantage is that a garden building can be positioned to give maximum efficiency to the solar panel system. In addition, wind generators can be fixed to the garden buildings rather than to the roofs of house and can generate in excess of 1.5kw.