Director CEng MIET MCIBSE PH Certifier & Coaction Trainer

Mike is an enthusiastic chartered building services engineer and Certifier with over 30 years’ experience of a wide variety of projects including education, health care, commercial industrial, and residential projects.

He Joined WARM and the Training Team in 2013 and made sure we all stopped messing around and did some real work! He has secretly undertaken a beautiful energy renovation of his cottage; a demonstration of just how complex a small project can be.

He strives for perfection and will only stop his resolve once Passivhaus standards are the norm in the construction industry.

Founding Director BSc CEng MEI MCIBSE PH Certifier & Founder Member of Passivhaus Training

Peter founded WARM with daughter Sally and is also a founder member of the Passivhaus Training organisation Coaction. After 30 years’ experience in low-energy buildings and having built five of his own low-energy buildings he is now happily retired, but continues to support the WARM and Coaction teams in between his sailing adventures.

“I am fascinated by the challenge of making the theory of low energy, airtight, insulated construction work in practice. I have spent my life seeking to understand energy use in buildings so that we can live very comfortably using fewer resources.”

Practice Manager BA (Hons) HNC RICS NVQ 4

Helen has a commercial background in the Construction Sector. Over the last 20 years, she has worked for Main Contractors, a specialist offsite manufacturer and an architectural joinery. More recently Helen was part of the main contractor commercial team delivering St. Sidwell Point Leisure Centre in Exeter – the first Passivhaus Leisure Centre in the World.

Helen first worked at WARM in 2010 when she ran the project to invigorate and modify the existing training modules into the full UK Certified Passivhaus Designer Course. The pilot course ran in June 2011 and has seen more than 500 candidates attend to date, now under the Coaction banner. She now heads the practice and is delighted to be back supporting our clients and wonderful team.

Passivhaus Consultant

Pedro finished his Building Engineering degree in Spain and moved to the UK in 2020 where he worked as an Architectural Technician.

Developing awareness about sustainability, Pedro decided to take the Coaction Passive House Designer course, which he enjoyed so much he relocated to Plymouth to join the WARM team!

With a love of camping and climbing, Pedro is looking forward to discovering Devon and its surrounding area.

Senior Passivhaus Consultant BEng MPhil CEng MCIBSE & Coaction Trainer

Caroline is a building services engineer who has spent most of her career trying to avoid designing building services by specialising in building physics, energy modelling and general sustainable design instead.

Caroline is most happy working in a team to solve problems and enjoys sharing lessons learnt through teaching on the Coaction Passivhaus Training programme.

She is inspired by nature and fuelled by chocolate buttons and outside of work Caroline can be found roaming the Devon countryside training up her two young daughters to love the outdoors.

Senior Passivhaus Consultant BSc (Hons) (Exon) ACSM & Coaction Trainer

Liam specialises in Passivhaus building certification, thermal bridge modelling and terrible puns. He has worked across various sectors and particularly enjoys working on pre-20th century residential retrofit projects and low embodied energy new-builds.

He is inspired by people being inspired by Passivhaus - architects and designers, students on our Coaction Passivhaus Courses, clients and others; the sense of shared enthusiasm.

His dream superpower would be the ability to turn base metal into hummus.

Passivhaus Consultant BA(Hons) MArch PGCert RIBA ARB

Tim previously worked as an Associate Architect at a commercial architectural practice, leading projects throughout all work stages in the Commercial, Residential and Industrial sectors. He has a keen interest in retrofit and refurbishment, and how the utilisation of Passivhaus concepts can enhance architectural character whilst making buildings environmentally and financially sustainable in an increasingly challenging world context.

Outside of work (and during if possible!), Tim enjoys cycling and sailing in the incredible natural environs surrounding Britain’s Ocean City of Plymouth.

Senior Passivhaus Consultant BA (Hons) MA MCIAT

Karl specialises in Passivhaus design and thermal bridge modelling, knowledge which he shares with local University Degree students. He most enjoys the practical side of Passivhaus, including airtightness and thermal bridging implementation and problem solving on site.

He is inspired by Lutyens, who not only designed the last castle to be built in England but incorporated his unique sense of humour into the building by including a visible hinge joining two wings of Castle Drogo.

When not strapped to PHPP or Therm software he enjoys life with two children in Plymouth- a city full of history and an unrivalled breadth of architecture while plotting journeys to unusual places in unsuitable vehicles.

Coaction Training Manager BSc (Hons) MSc

Emma heads up our sister organisation Coaction Passivhaus Training, focusing on in-house training, course development and longer-term strategy and has proven she can turn her hand to anything we throw at her.

Before joining Warm and Coaction, Emma was a project manager in the not-for-profit sector in London and the South West, building relationships with communities and stakeholders on a variety of energy and environmental initiatives. Having always focused on projects tackling fuel poverty or community development, it’s not surprising that Emma is really inspired by the potential and opportunities for Passivhaus to deliver real social and health benefits in the UK.

Outside of work, Emma loves exploring her corner of Cornwall with her family and dog or escaping to her allotment to drink tea. She is also an active member of her community’s climate action forum.

WARM Office Administrator & Coaction Training Coordinator

Radhaa is the WARM Office Administrator and Coaction Training Coordinator. She joined WARM and Coaction in 2021 and is the first point of contact for our WARM clients and Coaction learners.

Coaction Training Manager B.Arch

Ingrid is responsible for the day to day management of the Coaction training courses, the ultimate fixer she most enjoys helping delegates through the process.

Ingrid moved to the UK after finishing her Architectural undergraduate degree in Mexico and completed the Certified Passivhaus Designer course in 2014. WARM has given her the opportunity to incorporate her interests of good building design and motivate her to continue improving as a person who cares for the planet, alongside her two young boys and handsome husband.

She is also good at making clothes for her own children using organic materials and she enjoys black coffee on foggy mornings (ideally watching the wild sea).

Communications Manager

Bex is the Communications Manager. She joined WARM and Coaction in 2021 and she looks after marketing and communications.