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- Past featured
sites:
- June 08: Baumraum
-an architect led German company that specialises in design and
construction of treehouses and constructions in natural locations.
- May 08: What
Green Home -reviews eco-friendly homes for sale in the UK
and overseas, with provides news, opinion and features on sustainable
property development worldwide.
- April 08: East
Cambusmoon Farm -Steve and Deb's excellent blog about their
new low energy house, being built to AECB standard on a farm
near Loch Lomond in Scotland.
- March 08: Eco
Merchant -if you are after natural home insulation, Eco Merchant
offers a range of different types -Thermafleece, Warmcel Cellulose,
Isonat Hemp, Isovlas Flax and Steico Natural Home Insulation.
They also do natural paints, rainwater collection systems, eco
damp proof membrane and other natural building products.
- Feb 08: Ben
Law Woodsman -Ben offers a variety of timber products from
Prickly Nut Woods in West Sussex -roundwood poles, chestnut lathes
and shingles, green oak frames -Ben was the builder of a beautiful
chestnut and oak house that was featured on Channel 4's Grand
Designs.
- Jan 08: The
Plant Hire Guide is a very useful soure of information if
you need to hire large equipment ,with a directory of providers
arrangement by county.
2007
- December 07: Beco
Wallform -innovative insulated concrete formwork system -clip
together the polystyrene blocks and pour concrete down the middle.
- November 07: Rammed
Earth Enterprise -Roland Keble's rammed earth projects and
research papers. Roland is an expert in the material, which in
his words is beautiful, affordable, locally sourced and reduces
our dependence on cement, a leading carbon dioxide emitter.
- October 07: Naturalhomes.org
-find strawbale homes by location with this map -the map also
features earth, timber, cob and hemcrete and other types of natural
house.
- Sept 07: Association
of Environmentally Conscious Building -AECB is a membership
organisation for anyone involved in sustainable construction,
whether architects, builders or suppliers. Site has members contact
details, awards, events, discussion forum, fact sheets and a
wealth of useful information.
- August 07: Blue
Forest -high quality tree houses and eco lodges made in East
Sussex.
- July 07: Natural
Discovery -specialists in sustainable tourism offering holidays
in environmentally friendly lodges and eco homes.
- June: 07: Direct Gov: Greener Home -an entire section
of the Government's public service website is now given over
to the topic of greening your home. There is advice on choosing
energy saving appliances, DIY projects, insulation, renewable
energy, green furniture and things to look out for when moving
home.
- May 07: Walter Segal Self Build Trust -pioneers in
timber frame self build solutions, the WSST has eveloved into
a national network of people interested in community self build.
The website has a number of useful articles on the topic.
- April 07: Old
House Store -builders merchant for traditional and ecological
materials -ideal for the sympathetic and authentic conservation/
repair of old buildings, but equally suitable for new-build projects.
Good guides on the use of lime products
- March 07: Clear
Water Revival -a fascinating site showing the possibilities
in natural garden swimming pools and ponds.
- Feb 07: Ecology
Building Society -a mutual society based in Yorkshire whose
prime focus is to promote an ecological approach to the built
environment and foster sustainable communities.
- Jan 07: Amazon
Nails -not for profit organisation offering design advice,
consultancy service and training courses on strawbale construction.
Also publish a useful free pdf guide.
2006
- December 06: Milestone
-claim to be the first UK manufacturer of kitchens made entirely
from recycled products -including doors from recycled yoghourt
pots and worktops made from coffee cups!
- November 06: I
Count -coalition for action to stop climate change and coordinators
of the demonstration in Trafalgar Squre on 4th November -not
just about buildings, but very important nonetheless.
- October 06: Papers
and Paints -small London-based company that specialises in
paint and colour. They offer one of the widest ranges of paint
colours anywhere, and can also colour match samples brought to
them, or measure colours on a client's own premises. Excellent
range of historic colour swatches too.
- September 06: The
Garden Escape -make very elegant small timber framed garden
buildings designed for use as a home office or gym.
- August 06: National
Green Specification: very useful source of information on
materials by NGS who are developing a ready made specification
of green products and methods of construction.
- July 06: English
Heritage -huge resource from the Government body dedicated
to the conservation of Britain's historic buildings.
- June 06: Plotsearch
-subscription service providing a national building plot register,
that aims to be the most comprehensive and up to date UK source
of Self Build opportunities.
- May 06: Accordia
-amazing new high density housing in Cambridge by Countryside
-why can't all new housing be this good?
- April 06: Quiet
Revolution -uniquely beautiful domestic scale wind turbine
that is destined to change our approach to renewable energy.
- March 06: Climate
Prediction -contribute your computing power to the BBC experiment
to model climate change and the effects of global warming.
- Feb 06: Vitra
-for over 50 years Vitra have been selling classic modern furniture
by great designers, from Charles and Ray Eames to Frank Gehry.
- Jan 06: Grand
Designs Live -the exhibition and show from the channel 4
TV series at Excel London -arranged in five sections -interiors,
self-build, kitchens and bathrooms, gardens and shopping arcade.
- 2005
- Dec 05: Housebuilders
Update -a very useful blog from author Mark Brinkley and
Ovolo Publishing with loads of useful stuff, including items
ranging from climate change to how to avoid getting stung by
your builder.
- Nov 05: The
Big White House -the self build project built by Darron Coppin
and Tom Watkins at the Sussex coastal village of Pett Leveland
featured on Chennel 4's Grand Designs -also has details of their
next project, The Sea House.
- Oct 05: eBay.co.uk
-time for a clear out before Christmas? Why not auction your
unwanted items with the worlds best known online seller.
- Sept 05: Centre
for Alternative Technology -Environmental charity based at
the Eco Centre at Machynlleth in North Wales, with working examples
of wind, water and solar power, energy conservation, environmentally
sound buildings, self build, organic growing and alternative
sewage systems -the centre provides advice and runs residential
courses.
- August 05: Carpenter
Oak -specialists in green oak construction -projects range
from the solar canopy at the Earth Centre to Rupert and Julie
McGann's Cruciform House in Berkshire featured on Channel 4s
Grand Designs.
- July 05: Developing
Skills -self build courses in association with Homebuilding
and Renovation Magazine.
- June 05: Pavillions
of Splendour -everything you need to know about buying a
listed building.
- May 05: TRADA
-the Timber Research and Development Association -as they say
'all you need to know about timber'.
- April 05: Victoria Plumb -extensive
online bathroom store, selling showers, taps, mirrors, baths,
suites at discounted prices.
- March 05: Huf
Haus -post and beam system build kit house from Germany.
- Feb 05: Ecology
Building Society - a mutual building society dedicated to
improving the environment by promoting sustainable housing and
sustainable communities. Savings placed with the Ecology fund
mortgage lending on energy efficient housing, ecological renovation
and low-impact lifestyles.
- Jan 05: Association
for Environment Conscious Building - aims to encourage greater
environmental awareness within the UK building construction industry.
- 2004
- Dec 04: B&Q
-the number one DIY store in the UK has a huge website with just
about everything you can imagine -from paintbrushes to bathroom
suites. Also featured special offers for the Christmas season.
- Nov 04: Anything
Left Handed -really ought to be called everything left handed
-they sell a variety of implements for left handed users -everything
from kitchen implements to gardening tools -the original left
handed shop since 1968.
- Oct 04: Natural
Carpets Ltd | Alternative
flooring company -fed up with carpet suppliers who offer
only artificial non biodegradable products -here's the answer
-two companies specialising in natural carpet products.
- July 04: Trannon
| Roy Tam Design
-two sites this month -eco furniture in ash by award winning
designers Roy Tam and David Colwell.
- June 04: Green
Building Store -based in Meltham, Yorks, the store features
everything from natural paints to water saving WCs.
- May 04: Cloud
8 -a detailed account of the construction of a contemporary
house in the Chilterns -a very useful resource for anyone planning
to build their own house.
- April 04 -Sanded
Floors and sandingwoodenfloors.co.uk
-two sites featuring a specialist floor sanding service in
London -everything you might need to know about sanding floors
with lots of guidance on how to do it yourself.
- March 04 -Chez
Jallot is a manor house in central France. It is being rebuilt
and refurbished by Doug Ibbs and Denise Daniel, and the work
is being filmed by Channel 4's Grand Designs. Their website is
a diary of all the activities concerned with work, with the history
of the building and it's return to former glory. It is an historical
building, with many interesting features - all of which will
be restored in due course, incorporating many modern features
with a view to energy conservation principles and environmental
concerns the "green issues".
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