2009 August | Zero Carbon House Birmingham

Reclaimed honedew maple timber forms legs for the kitchen units – Eddie has it all laid out in his workshop. #

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Secret of beautiful lime render with recycled crushed glass: use a sponge float and stroke the wall like a cat! #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE Landscape architects – minimise waste and save money (Footprint blog) #eco #building. #
Agreed brilliant 100% recycled glass worktops from Bottle Alley Glass in mysterious translucent greeny white… #
Top floor external rendering – white with sunshine yellow accent – is now complete so lots of scaffolding can go at last. #

Written by Chris Duggan in: Twitter Digest | Tags: Twitter

Secret of beautiful lime render with recycled crushed glass: use a sponge float and stroke the wall like a cat! #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE Landscape architects – minimise waste and save money (Footprint blog) #eco #building. #
Agreed brilliant 100% recycled glass worktops from Bottle Alley Glass in mysterious translucent greeny white… #
Top floor external rendering – white with sunshine yellow accent – is now complete so lots of scaffolding can go at last. #

Written by Chris Duggan in: Twitter Digest | Tags: Twitter

Secret of beautiful lime render with recycled crushed glass: use a sponge float and stroke the wall like a cat! #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE #
http://bit.ly/1z5GpE Landscape architects – minimise waste and save money (Footprint blog) #eco #building. #
Agreed brilliant 100% recycled glass worktops from Bottle Alley Glass in mysterious translucent greeny white… #
Top floor external rendering – white with sunshine yellow accent – is now complete so lots of scaffolding can go at last. #

Written by Chris Duggan in: Twitter Digest | Tags: Twitter

RT @bpnarchitects: Our latest blog post – green links: http://is.gd/20nUu [thanks for the link!] #
Rhubarb green wall completed in Digbeth RT @bpnarchitects http://twitpic.com/c8dsl #eco #brum #building #
http://bit.ly/OUbF2 London sports centre opens with green roof, wind-catchers and sunpipes. Clad in sustainable timber. #
Nigel from Ty Mawr on site to admire the lime render work Leigton is doing, and to advise on finishing. #

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RT @guardianeco Mind the gaps – time to insulate &save on heating as eco-loft extension hits final stages | Tom Lipinski http://bit.ly/VjaXx #
Very thorough airtightness tests today found just two small leaks, now repaired. #
RT @greeninbrum: http://bit.ly/r3MDn @DIY_SolarPanels built some home-made solar panels using damaged solar cells from eBay #eco #
RT @scays: #Official_Google_Blog Should you spring clean your solar panels? http://tinyurl.com/nq3uw3 #eco #building #
Plasterers on top floor today: careful finishing work will reveal crushed reclaimed green glass in lime render (we hope!) #

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