The National Self Build & Renovation Show returns next month at the Self Build Centre in Swindon, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th October. The National Self Build & Renovation Centre…
National Self Build & Renovation Show Autumn 2021
Build It Live – October 2021
Join us at the Build It Live Show – BicesterSaturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October This year’s Build It Live Show in Bicester is back as an in-venue exhibition! Our…
Icebox Challenge Highlights Passivhaus Performance
For the past couple of weeks, two specially constructed huts have been standing in St Enoch Square in Glasgow as part of an experiment to demonstrate the difference between Scottish…
Luxury Townhouses
These luxury townhouses are currently being developed next to the local Clubhouse. Who will be first on the green? [Hint – membership to the golf course is included in the…
Fabric First – The Comfortable Self Build Solution
Whether you are building mansion or a cottage, energy efficiency and low impact – both financially and environmentally – are key considerations. As the price of energy – renewable or…
Confidence in Design – Or Just Wishful thinking?
As COP26 approaches it becomes clearer that, other than regular declarations of intent, Westminster is unlikely to achieve anything of real significance to mitigate Climate Change in buildings. The construction…
Riverside Home Case Study
This month’s Self Build & Design magazine features the Riverside Home with its curved Wallform insulated concrete formwork extension. You can read the full case study here.
Mortgages for ICF and BecoWallform
Mortgage Acceptance for BecoWallform Back in February 2010, Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF) became officially recognised in the UK as a standard form of construction by the Valuation Panel for the…
Passivhaus Contractor Workshops
The AECB’s CarbonLite Passivhaus Contractor Training programme starts next week as part of the Passivhaus in Practice training programme. The AECB (Association for Environment Conscious Building) is a network of…
“Build Back Better” – Yes, We Can
As construction recovers from the effects of imposed isolations there is a more serious drive to “Build Back Better” and take on board the need to improve both the output…