Mark Lomas MSc BSc(Hons) MCIAT is a Chartered Architectural Technologist with 25 years of experience in sustainable construction, as both builder and designer. Of his hand-built timber house, the Times commented, “..ahead of [its] time.” He has worked with leading Passivhaus architects, applying PH fabric-first principles to projects in timber, steel, concrete-frame and wide-cavity masonry. Inspired by biological processes performing engineering functions, he pioneered the use of reedbed systems in Ireland, and has trained with leading exponents of green roofs and ecosystem services.His designs have been exhibited at the Science Museum and Burning Man Festival, and he has won awards from CIAT and CIOB.