Simple Works

Our Work
1. We have a specific focus on public projects and projects accessible to many and not just the few.
Our clients to date include London Community Land Trust, The National Trust, Angel Yard Co-Housing, NW3 Community Land Trust, Greenlight Trust Charity and councils including Swindon, Epping Forest, Basildon, Haringey, Newham, Barnet and Barking and Dagenham.
2. We advocate for retention and refurbishment as a first port-of-call when there are existing structures on site.
Approximately 60% of our turnover in the year ending 2022 was from refurbishment projects which we’re looking to increase the following year.
3. Where retention is not possible, we advocate for reuse on site where possible. Our Research agenda has a specific focus on Regenerative Design including innovative reuse projects (see Research).
4. We advocate for increasing the area of buildings above ground rather than below, based on the demonstrable significant carbon price paid for constructing basements and other subterranean structures.
5. We track and calculate the embodied carbon on all of our projects and use this to both inform key decision on projects , and best inform future practice and works.