Article 4 directions are issued by the council where specific control is needed, for example, in places where new developments could...

Photovoltaic panels are a highly efficient way of lowering your electricity bills. If you had these installed, you would be generating...

Screw piles are a type of foundation, which are thought to have been invented in the 1830s made from the wrought iron with a view to...

Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) use pipes which are buried underground to extract the constant heat which is generated in the ground,...

Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (or BTES) is basically an underground structure, usually quite large, which is used to store large...

There is a technology which is becoming more and more readily available, that can help out with your heating bills. You may (or may not)...

Rainwater harvesting is exactly that – harvesting, or collecting rainwater as it runs off of impervious surfaces, and then storing it to...

A Trombe wall is a very good example of a passive heat source, in the sense that there are no mechanical parts used for the simple...

If you’re thinking about building an energy efficient home, then a heat recovery system could help you to meet some of the heating needs...

Structural Insulated Panels (otherwise known as SIPs) can be an alternative to the traditional framed building. An SIP is a composite...

There have been a lot of influential movements throughout history, but this blog is about one art movement in particular – The Bauhaus...

We have an event coming up, which is all about what it’s like having an apprentice in a small business, and so I thought I’d write about...

Passive Annual Heat Storage (PAHS) is a way of storing heat from the summer to use in the winter. You could think of it as a heat...

Different people have different views on what the perfect home is, and what is considered ‘flaws’ in that home. In fact, when it comes to...

We have created a better video of an eco house we have mentioned before in another post on this blog. We are very happy to have been...

Most modern house roofs use trussed rafters in the construction of the roof. They consist of quite slender pieces of wood, which are...

Plywood is a simple, but effective material. This is used a lot in the world of construction due to its strong structure, but light...

Secured By Design (or SBD) is an initiative which was started in 1989 by the United Kingdom Police, and it is owned by the Association of...

Design and access statements are documents which explain the thoughts behind the designs for a new planning application. They have...

We are currently working on an exciting project involving a code 6 eco house. The design for this house has been assessed using the Code...