Stunning, large pool and pool house project in Cheshire. Extending off the rear of an existing property, the project has been built using a combination of Wallform systems in order…
Pool and Pool House, Cheshire
NaCSBA – How to register for a plot in your area
NaCSBA, the National Custom & Self Build Association, is the voice of the custom and self build sector. After new regulations came into effect in 2015, councils are obliged to…
The Whole Truth: Concrete and Carbon
Dr Martyn Kenny, sustainability director at Tarmac Construction has recently published an article discussing the whole-life carbon impacts of concrete and its neglected benefits. He shares some surprising statistics which,…
Props and Frames
Construction of a new energy-efficient home in Wiltshire began in February and continued all through the bad weather spell. Early progress on site shows an excellent example of our BecoWallform…
Building in a Winter Wonderland
We recently sent a short newsletter to our trade followers highlighting the benefits of building with BecoWallform at this time of the year. VBS Construction in Lancashire then very kindly…
Do you know YOU have the Right to Build?
Over 33,000 people have already registered their interest in creating their own home Since 2016 all English Authorities have been legally obliged to hold a register of all those who…
Eco House Award Winner, Dunbartonshire
Making the most of a limited site, this spacious and bright family home won the Eco House Award in the 2009 Homebuilding & Renovating and Daily Telegraph Competition. Architect Don…
It’s Not On – the Heating that is
We enjoyed reading this recent tweet from Gusto Homes’ Steff Wright, so we thought we’d share it here. Gusto recently completed a development of 18 Passivhaus homes near Lincoln using…
It’s our 25th Anniversary
This year BecoWallform celebrates 25 years of building low energy projects in the UK. An enthusiastic supporter of Sustainability in construction, Beco Products has always promoted high performance building fabric…
Planning Permission and Acquiring Land
Self-build projects in England account for 7-10 per cent of new houses built each year (approximately 12,000 new homes), a figure dwarfed by countries such as France (60 per cent)…