Peter Brett (PBA) | Lochside House Lochside House, Scotland Lochside House is an award-winning, modest and sustainable home which makes the most of, but has minimal impact on, its magical setting on the west coast of Scotland. PBA, now part of Stantec, provided civil and structural engineering services for the house and associated studio/garage. The modular structure of the development is constructed from Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). A critical aspect in this choice was the restricted access to the site as well as providing the robust insulated structure necessary in this exposed location. This construction method allowed prefabricated panels that could be easily transported to the site. Similarly, due to these access issues it was necessary to minimise the requirement for in-situ co

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