The Zero Carbon House

• Will has fitted the MVHR fan, which will recover up to 93% of heat from our extact vent. #
• Higher requirements for sustainable buildings in Wales from 1 September 2009 http://twurl.nl/d6ralo #eco #building #
• Solar panels should be a fundamental part of all future housing stock built in UK – the National Energy Foundation http://twurl.nl/y51yev #
• lighthouse by Potton: design for self-build zero carbon house (code for sustainable homes level 6) http://twurl.nl/kclv56 #eco #building #
• Fab lighting by iGuzzini mocked up – rare combination of very energy efficient AND beautiful (like the house I hope!) #
• RT @LCETweets: UK carbon cuts do not go far enough, scientist says http://ff.im/-4mXiA #eco [He said DECC should be given more power] #
• This morning Stuart finished sunshine yellow render on north elevation, scaffold drops tomorrow. #
• Solar in UK – see http://www.solarfeedintariff.co.uk – our solar roof will be even better value than we expected. #
• Elliott fitted the frameless triple glazed unit over Living room today – just one rooflight remains to "top out" #

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• Like Georgian windows our thick insulated walls allow us to make angled side reveals to our windows. #
• Most of the external render is white, with some zaps of strong colours – YELLOW the colour of sunshine. #
• Planning open day on Sat 27 June. #
• Revising specification for frameless triple-glazed windows. #
• Minor re-design of http//zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk – more photos. Finally made it to Page 1 of Google for zero carbon house. [Chris] #
• OPEN DAY at Birmingham's first zero carbon house on Saturday 27th June, 12 to 2pm. Please go to http://twurl.cc/143k if you want to come. #
• "EU Parliament has proposed a requirement that all new buildings be constructed to PassivHaus standard from 2011" http://twurl.cc/143l True? #
• Loads of PDF guides to things such as Code for Sustainable Homes and zero carbon construction at http://twurl.cc/143m #
• Great activity on site: cast iron drains, air ducts, airtight membranes, rendering, alarms, electrics, glass… #
• Sparkly crushed white recycled glass seamless flooring sample agreed for bathroom. #
• Details for maple window seats to original windows agreed, these are recessed into the thick insulated walls. #
• Bath now on site; we're trying grey water harvesting to a reclaimed oak barrel for the garden. #
• Niall + Penny from Ecological Building Systems inspected the brilliant "Intello" airtight membranes. #
• 10 days to next Open Day @ John Christophers (Associated Architects) Zero Carbon House under construction in Birmingham http://twurl.cc/143k #
• Advice on government insulation grants in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales http://www.squidoo.com/insulation_grants #
• RT @better_joe … http://www.parityprojects.com [UK company solely dedicated to reducing energy and water consumption in existing housing] #
• zch.org.uk now redirects to zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk, for those who have a habit of typing in addresses rather than hitting links… #
• Slate for the hearth was once snooker table bed, and part of cellar floor for 80 years, found by Bill. #
• Hattie Harman's Footprint blog http://blog.emap.com/footprint/ is excellent. She is the Sustainability Editor of the Architects; Journal. #

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• RT @ArchitectsJrnal: AJ sustainability – ZedFactory achieves Code Level 6 http://bit.ly/dCEts [6 house terrace in Upton near Northampton] #
• Low cost, hidden in landscape, materials scavenged from skips, second-hand solar panels… new house in Pembrokeshire. http://twurl.nl/erzujc #
• Large enthusiastic site visit from St Paul’s/URC group, consuming Millie Brown’s famous saltfish cakes. #
• Electricians nearly finished first fix wiring and air duct fitting starts tomorrow. #

• New very low flush wcs ordered – now made in Stoke not Sweden, well done Ideal Standard! #
• Lovely plaster sample agreed “Glaster” from Wales mixes sparkling recycled ground glass with lime plaster. #
• Insulation on gable complete: it goes outside the clay blockwork walls with no metal fixings, so no heat loss. #
• First roof insulated with 400mm “Warmcel” dry blown insulation – all completed this morning. #
• Electricians Simon and Craig have started: PVC-free wiring throughout. #
• http://twitpic.com/6lzym – Fwd: New stair – reeclaimed honeydew maple #
• http://twitpic.com/6lzzk – Fwd: John fitting airtight membrane #
• http://twitpic.com/6m02i – Fwd: View from street #
• http://twitpic.com/6m03b – Fwd: Floor duct for electrics #
• http://twitpic.com/6m05l – Fwd: Bird boxes in reclaimed brickwork #
• http://twitpic.com/6m061 – Fwd: Looking for a reclaimed bath #
• http://twitpic.com/6m066 – Fwd: Pete working on the roof carpentry #
• http://twitpic.com/6m06q – Fwd: Top floor studio takes shape #