How to Choose the Right Building Standards for a Low-Carbon Future
by Sean Hill on Jul 30, 2025
Every build is a decision. Every decision shapes the future.
11 Things We Always Consider When Designing an Eco Home
by Sean Hill on Jul 14, 2025
At RISE, we believe the homes we build should quietly work for the planet—while beautifully serving the people who live in them.
A New Standard for Living: Why Passivhaus Matters
by Sean Hill on Jul 1, 2025
At RISE, we believe that architecture has the power to restore balance—between people and planet, cost and comfort, purpose and performance. The buildings we design must rise to meet more than just today’s needs. They must lead. They must inspire. They must work.
Listening, Legacy, and Low Energy: Sean Ronnie Hill on the Green Building Matters Podcast
by Sean Hill on Jun 17, 2025
What does it mean to build better? To design not just for beauty, but for performance, comfort, and future generations?
How to Design an Eco House That Works With Nature, Not Against It
by Sean Hill on Jun 12, 2025
Building for Tomorrow Starts Today At RISE, we believe that the homes we create today shape the way we live tomorrow. The old model of building - extract, consume, discard - has had its day. In its place is something quieter, more considered, and far more urgent: a need to design home …
More Than a Clubhouse: A Place to Belong, Built for the Next 50 Years
by Imran Jahn on May 31, 2025
At RISE, we don’t just design buildings. We design catalysts. Spaces that unlock potential. Places that bring people together—across generations, backgrounds, and abilities. Our work with Sutton Churches Tennis Club is about more than bricks and timber. It’s about creating a legacy. A …
Building for the Future: Choosing the Right Standards
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
Every building is a story in the making - a reflection of intent, values, and the world we wish to shape. At RISE Design Studio, we see each project as an opportunity to push boundaries, crafting spaces that are not only beautiful but purposeful. And a key part of that purpose is sust …
Not Quite Passivhaus? Not Quite Enough.
by Sean Hill on Apr 9, 2025
☉ The Illusion of Almost In today’s built environment, there’s a growing trend to dress up underperformance. Phrases like “inspired by Passivhaus” or “Passivhaus principles applied” may sound like progress. But they are often just that – sound. Hollow echoes of a standard that only de …
Less Talk. More Thoughtful Building.
by Sean Hill on Apr 1, 2025
Our industry knows how to say the right things.
The Future of Home: Where Comfort, Energy, and Wellbeing Meet
by Sean Hill on Feb 13, 2025
2025 feels like a turning point.
