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About this
site:
- If you are planning a self
build project, or simply renovating your existing house, maybe
we can provide the information you need on line. We have hand-selected the best sources
of information on self build and eco homes.
- Our information is largely
but not solely UK based, and there is huge amount of material
here, so why not add us to your favorites now, so that you can
return later.
- More about
us.
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- TheHousePlanner announced
in June 2008 that we passed the total of one million visitors to this site -thank you all very much. Here's to
the next million!
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Site of
the month:
- July 08: Living
Tomorrow -visit the House
of the Future -exhibition of an innovative house at Vilvorde
near Brussels.
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- See also our page on eco
homes.
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- Past featured sites of the month -every month we select
and feature a website of particular value.
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News
Show your green credentials
on TV -The BBC are making
a third series of "It's Not Easy Being Green"
with Dick Strawbridge. They are very keen to show the importance
and feasibility of making our existing homes more energy efficient
and would like to showcase such a transformation in the series.
They are looking for a project to follow between now and Christmas
as a regular 5 minute feature within a half-hour magazine
programme for prime-time evening viewing early next
year on BBC 2 (around 8pm/8.30pm).
They need to find a family or small-group that are "greening"/transforming
their current home prepared to be filmed periodically
over the year and who might find it helpful to have occasional
visits from Dick! Ideally they will be about to start
now and be aiming to finish by the end of the year/end of January
09.
If you think you fit the bill,
please email or write to:
Kimberley Littlemore
Series Producer
It's Not Easy Being Green
BBC Bristol
e: kimberley.littlemore@bbc.co.uk
Ecohomes in Brighton: Do you or anyone you know have a
house with eco features in Brighton and Hove? Would you be willing
to open it as part of the Eco Open House event on 28-29 June
and 5th-6th July 2008? For further details, visit: www.ecoopenhouses.org
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- Forthcoming
Events:
- 28-29th June - July 2008 -Knebworth House, Hertfordshire
- Salvo
Fair Salvo Fair
is an outdoor exhibition of architectural salvage, garden antiques
and reclaimed building materials. Everything is for sale.
10th-12th
October 2008 Birmingham
- Grand Designs Live -spin off exhibition from Kevin McCloud's Channel
4 TV series -describes itself as the biggest contemporary design
event in the UK.
- See our calendar
page for or other self build and home improvement events.
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Courses
and Conferences:
 24th
- 25th May -National Self Build Centre, Swindon
- Choosing a Renovation Project -PlotSearch will be giving
you free access to over 6,000 plots and properties online to
help you with your search. Pick up advice from surveyors, estimators
and energy assessors about undertaking a renovation project.
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- July 11th -13th 2008 Unstone Grange, Sheffield
- Green DIY -a DIY course for beginners with a green slant,
run by Matt Robinson of Natural Building Technologies. The course
will cover many of the concepts you need to understand how your
home and its utilities work. The green element covers energy
saving, sustainable materials and building strategy to make your
home (including older houses) more sustainable, and to work out
your priorities.
- 14th June 2008 -CAT -Machynlleth
- The Practicalities of Using Rainwater
and Greywater for Beginners.
This course will equip you with the basic DIY knowledge of how
to save and re-use water, from irrigating the garden to flushing
the toilets.
 14th-18th
July 2008 -CAT -Machynlleth
- Appropriate Building Materials and
Methods (5 days).
Led by Maurice Mitchell, an architect and lecturer at CAT for
over 25 years, daily lectures will cover earth building, ferro-cement,
building using a wide range of timbers, and emergency shelters.
The bulk of the course will involve the design and construction
of a small structure using locally available materials. Suitable
for building and architecture students, those going to work overseas
and anyone who would like to take a broader approach.
19th-21st
September 2007 -Low Impact Living Initiative, near Milton
Keynes
- Wind & Solar Electricity Course -this
weekend course at the Low Impact Living Initiative is an ideal
introduction to the basic principles and technology of solar
and wind electrical systems both grid-connected and stand-alone.
Includes some practical sessions.
- See our page on courses
for other training events.
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Resources:
- Design and construction information.
Covers topics such as self build, renovation, finding a designer,
building and planning regulations, finishes, components and building
materials
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- Sustainability
& Green Issues:
- General information on environmental
issues and green design -covers energy use (solar and wind power,
chp systems), recycling and re-use, green materials, construction
with earth, straw and timber, insulation and eco homes.
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- Gardens
and Garden Design:
- Resources on sustainable garden
design, plus water reuse using wetlands, composting of waste,
organic produce, planting for biodiversity and garden materials.
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- Property
Resources:
- Buying, selling and renting
property in the UK; where to find green mortgages, surveyors
and legal advice; ethical investment, insurance and other useful
information related to the UK housing market.
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- General
Information:
- General information about
us, how to get in contact, privacy
policy and our site of the month feature with the best sites
on the web.
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