The Zero Carbon House

The art installation is very generously on loan from our friend Jake Lever www.leverarts.com.
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A CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTORS NATIONAL AWARD has just been announced for the scheme:
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These notes used as a guide to visitors on the Open Day on 28 March 2010 give an insight into many aspects of the design.

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Some of the notes posted all around the house on the Open Day, 28 March 2010
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We couldn’t have done it without:-
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The zero carbon house has attracted a lot of media attention featuring recently in ITV Tonight’s “Money to Burn” programme. (more…)

• Just heard project has won a national Considerate Constructors Award, presentation next month – well done site team! #
• Airtightness at http://www.zch.org.uk is 10 times Building Regs and 28 times UK average, say fitters http://is.gd/aYluS #
• Large PDF of design drawings of http://zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk added at http://is.gd/aYrKd #

Ten pictures of the finished house by leading archtitectural photographer Martine Hamilton Knight have been added.

This is a large PDF with 8 pages of architect’s drawings – make a cup of tea while it downloads!
2010.03.04 drawings (more…)

• Despite several frosts of -6 deg we have not lit our wood stove for nearly 3 weeks – ie all our heating & water has been solar: magic?! #
• 10 days to go until our open day SUNDAY 28 MARCH 1.30-4.30, book through http://www.zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk #