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…
Icebox Challenge Highlights Passivhaus Performance
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…
“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…
Building BecoWallform Time-Lapse
This short clip was filmed on site last week by project management company Subadra Ltd at their latest Wallform ICF project. The property is on course to become the UK’s…
Building Your Future
There is growing awareness worldwide of the need to take action to mitigate the effects of Climate Change. The performance of buildings in terms of the energy required for heating…
Flood Resilience
Yorkshire Flood Resilience is one of three DEFRA-funded pathfinder partnership projects nationwide that are working to raise awareness of property flood resilience and its benefits among home and business owners,…
Seasonal Savings – Fabric First
Above: A Wallform Passivhaus up in the Scottish Highlands Although publication of the revised Building Regulations follows the traditional process of delay, the pressure to design and build to higher…
Two Homes, Two Styles, One System
These two BecoWallform homes were built side-by-side at the same time, by the same builder. Now complete, they appear completely different. Yet the same building system was used to construct…
Time for some Solid, Reliable News
Above: A recent Wallform development of 18 Zero-Carbon homes in Lincolnshire With ongoing questions about the gap between building design and performance in service, the history of Wallform ICF is…