House Planning Help
Researching what homes we should be building in the 21st Century. Radio presenter turned podcaster Ben Adam-Smith is interviewing experts from the world of construction. Ben then intends to build or retrofit his own eco house before August 2016. Build a Better Home!
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HPH050 : Hiring Contractors and Subcontractors - with David Snell, Author of Building Your Own Home
David Snell, author of Building Your Own Home, shares advice ...
David Snell, author of Building Your Own Home, shares advice on acquiring land, building up a skilled and reliable team, and keeping contracts simple. He is currently building his 14th house!
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HPH049 : Collective Custom Build - with David Rudlin from Urbed
David Rudlin from Urbed explains what collective custom build is ...
David Rudlin from Urbed explains what collective custom build is and why it would be beneficial to build more houses this way.
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HPH048 : Making Incremental Improvements to Your House - with Sarah Lonsdale
Sarah Lonsdale, an eco columnist for The Telegraph, shares a ...
Sarah Lonsdale, an eco columnist for The Telegraph, shares a list of 30 home improvements she has made to reduce energy bills, and save energy and water. Ultimately Sarah would like to build a new home (such as a Huf Haus or Passivhaus) but in the...
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HPH047 : Choosing a Suitable Property to Eco Retrofit - with Ian McKay from BBM Sustainable Design
Ian McKay from BBM Sustainable Design shares how to find ...
Ian McKay from BBM Sustainable Design shares how to find a property that will lend itself well to an eco retrofit. He also contrasts two very different projects, the retrofit of a 1960s terraced house and the upgrade of a Victorian villa from the 1890s.
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HPH046 : Manufacturing a House On-Site Using a Mobile Production Facility - with Diana Woodward
Diana Woodward explains how her house was first modelled on ...
Diana Woodward explains how her house was first modelled on a computer and then the 3D digital information was transformed into exact physical replicas. The components were fabricated out of WISA board on-site using a mobile manufacturing facility.
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HPH045 : Why Are More People Not Retrofitting Their Homes?
Upgrading your property so that it is more comfortable and ...
Upgrading your property so that it is more comfortable and costs less to run makes sense. If we're serious about tackling climate change then retrofitting has to be undertaken on a huge scale. So if it looks good on paper, why are very few people...
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HPH044 : Avoiding the Risks of Poor Ventilation - with Mark Siddall from LEAP
Mark Siddall from LEAP (Low Energy Architectural Practice) explains the ...
Mark Siddall from LEAP (Low Energy Architectural Practice) explains the circumstances under which poor ventilation can occur and why the control strategy becomes increasingly important the more airtight the building is.
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HPH043 : Building an Energy-Efficient Home on a Tight Budget - with David and Penny Learmonth
David and Penny Learmonth share their experience of building an ...
David and Penny Learmonth share their experience of building an ultra low energy home on a budget. They also project managed this themselves.
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HPH042 : Can a Straw Bale House Reach Passivhaus Standard? - with Fran Bradshaw from Anne Thorne Architects
Fran Bradshaw from Anne Thorne Architects shares her experience of ...
Fran Bradshaw from Anne Thorne Architects shares her experience of building an ultra low energy home using natural materials such as straw bales, lime render and clay plaster. The house is also aiming for the Passivhaus standard.
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HPH041 : 5 Fundamentals to Creating a Better House - with Ben Adam-Smith
Ben Adam-Smith looks at some of the essentials that you ...
Ben Adam-Smith looks at some of the essentials that you need to understand if you are going to create an energy-efficient house. There is more detail in Ben's new e-book: Why Most People Don't Build Energy-Efficient Homes.
