The Passivhaus Centre of Excellence with Home by Milestone
This is an opportunity to attend a one-of-a-kind permanent exhibition & collaboration centre dedicated to Passivhaus & low carbon construction principles, sustainable innovation, and smart eco-living. Housed within the iconic Masson Mills in Matlock, the showroom spans three floors of one of Britain’s most historic industrial buildings.
Once home to Sir Richard Arkwright’s revolutionary water-powered cotton mill of 1783, this Grade II* listed site now stands at the forefront of a new kind of revolution in sustainable living. Powered by hydroelectricity and steeped in heritage, Home by Milestone brings together some of the UK’s leading brands in renewable energy, low-carbon construction, and smart home technology under one roof.
The visit is for builders, architects, investors and anyone passionate about sustainability. Hosts will chaperone visitors through the 3 floors of exhibition space showing best practise at each stage of the build process following which architects and their clients will be able to access the collaborative workspace where their projects can be brought to life using the centre's audio visual equipment.
Details of the Site Visit
Date: Thursday 28th May 2026
Times: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm followed by lunch
Location:
Home by Milestone, Masson Mills, 41 Derby Road, Matlock Bath, Matlock, DE4 3PY
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PPE: No PPE required as not a working site
Capacity: 60 attendees
Agenda
10.00 am Coffee on arrival & networking
10.45am Opening comments from our founder Michael Brett
11.00 am Centre details from Centre Manager Henry Franklin
11.20 am Presentation from Mike Webb “Home by Milestone”
11.40 pm CPD “Good ventilation practise” by Total Homes.
12.10 educational tour of the exhibition for c 30 minutes
13.00 “Free Lunch” sponsored by Total Home Solutions & Home by Milestone
Michael Brett is Founder of Milestone, a group of businesses that includes Home by Milestone. Michael has been in the Construction Industry for over 25 years starting on site as a joiner and now running a team of Site Managers. Every year Milestone constructs 5-6 high end custom homes on behalf of clients across the Midlands and beyond. One of the most recent projects has been the construction of a Passivhaus opening his eyes to a new standard of homebuilding and inspiring him to launch Home by Milestone in an effort to accelerate the UK’s shift to smarter, greener homes and communities.
Henry Franklin is Home by Milestone's Centre Manager. For 15 years Henry has worked in Engineering and Operations Management roles in the Nuclear, Energy and Construction Industries delivering innovative R&D projects. In October 2025 he joined the Milestone Team where he is responsible for Operations and Sales. He's overseeing works to prepare the Centre's Exhibition and Collaborative workspaces in preparation for opening doors in April 2026.
Mike Webb is the managing director of a small property development company that specialises in Certified Passivhaus builds since 2015. Prior to this Mike had an MCS accredited Solar panel installation company & his company has installed over 350 schemes making “Electricity from the Sun”. In 2015 he realised we just need to build better to waste less energy & concluded the answer was Passivhaus. Having met Tomas Gaertner who simplifies the Passivhaus system, Mike retrained to become a Certified Passivhaus consultant & then borrowed c £3 million to build the award-winning Seaton Beach apartments building, the first multiblock in the UK to be certified as Passivhaus Plus. http://www.seatonbeach.co.uk