Airtightness Information Campaign
Paul Jennings, airtightness pioneer and AECB trustee is working with Ben Adam-Smith, who has videoed several AECB events and also numerous Passivhaus buildings, on a new project. In 30 days they aim...
View ArticleA Sustainable Approach to Coastal Design – The Bazeley Partnership
May 13th 2014, Cornwall: Devon-based property developer Grenadier Estates has started construction on a £3 million project to create six innovative new beach cottages at Widemouth Bay, Bude, in north...
View ArticlePassivPOD shortlisted for British Homes Awards
AECB members Koru Architects and Jim Miller Design have been shortlisted for the Sunday Times British Homes Awards. This year’s competition was to design a Passivhaus lake side holiday home for a...
View ArticleBeattie Passive and Beattie Passive Norse – New Team Members
Beattie Passive and Beattie Passive Norse are delighted to welcome two new team members to join their team. Both team members will bring skills that will add value to the current team as it continue to...
View ArticleThe Brighton Waste House – BBM Sustainable Design Ltd
Following 3 months in production, 12 months on site, and the installation of 20,000 toothbrushes, 2 tonnes of denim jeans, 4,000 DVD cases, 2,000 floppy discs, 2000 used carpet tiles (to clad the...
View Articlenew bold design: Greendale Cottage Wins Top Northern Award
Building on the recent success of Elm Tree House in winning a local LABC award in May, new bold design has now won the award for Best Individual New Home at the 2014 Northern LABC Building Excellence...
View ArticleNew Business Development Manager Joins Beattie Passive
Beattie Passive welcomes Jason Dorks as a Business Development manager to further develop the company’s portfolio of clients and to extend the market opportunities particularly within the housing...
View ArticleThe Community Energy Awards 2014
All over the UK, community energy projects are being established to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings, reduce fuel poverty and make renewable energy more affordable. That’s why...
View ArticlePanel Agency Expands Building Systems Team
Andrew Pocock has joined Panel Agency Ltd in the role of Technical Sales to promote and provide technical assistance for their range of panel and insulation products. Previously a technical manager...
View ArticleEcotoilets Offering a Discount to AECB Members
Ecotoilets are offering a 10% discount to AECB members on any of their range of toilets – contact Richard Saillet on 01327 844442 for more information or visit www.eco-toilets.co.uk/. For a full list...
View ArticleGreendale Cottage – Winner at 2014 LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final
This self-built home – located in the Upper Weardale Area of County Durham – was awarded the title of Best Individual New Home at the LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final – one of the most...
View ArticleDocumentary: The Future of Housing – and How Airtightness can Help
The Kickstarter-funded documentary ‘The Future of Housing’ was launched with convivial celebration on the 4th December at the EnerPHit-renovated Mildmay Community Centre in North London. The...
View ArticleThatch Cladding on University of East Anglia Enterprise Centre will be World...
The installation of highly innovative thatched cassettes cladding the £11.6m Enterprise Centre – the UK’s greenest commercial building – marks another key construction milestone at the University of...
View ArticleIn Time for Tomorrow? The Carbon Conversations Handbook – Discount for AECB...
By AECB Member Andy Brown and Rosemary Randall In Time for Tomorrow? The Carbon Conversations Handbook by AECB Member Andy Brown and Rosemary Randall was published on 14th January 2015. “This lovely...
View ArticleEast Lancashire Visit by Jonathan Reynolds MP and Shadow Minister for the...
The East Lancashire offices of AECB Chair Peter Wilkinson received a visit on 26 January 2015 from Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde and Shadow Minister for the Department of Energy and...
View ArticleRecovery Insulation Shortlisted to Final in ‘London Sustainability Award’...
Recovery Insulation‘s recycled cotton/denim INNO-THERM has been has been shortlisted to the final in the “London Sustainability Award” category. The winners and runners up will be announced during the...
View ArticleBuilding with Straw Bales – Revised and Updated Full-Colour Edition of...
Published 29th May 2015, but available for pre-order from the 16th May. With the first straw bale houses to be offered on the open market having gone on sale recently, straw bale building is an...
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The University of Bradford’s Bright Building Achieves top BREEAM Outstanding...
The University of Bradford’s Bright Building, home to the Re:Centre, has achieved the highest ever BREEAM Outstanding rating for a University. The Bright Building is the latest building on the City...
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How To Design and Build Passivhaus
Steel Farm Passivhaus has succeeded in getting through to the final round of the UK Passivhaus Trust Awards. To celebrate this occasion Mark Siddall, the architect, has created a short 3 part video...
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Westgate Community Hall, Canterbury, wins RICS Award
“The RICS Awards showcase the most inspirational regional initiatives and developments in land, property, construction and the built environment” Conker Conservation Ltd, chartered surveyors and long...
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