Zero Carbon House, Birmingham UK

• Zero carbon house has a page feature in Sunday Times "Home" section today. #

• Zero Carbon House is the front cover & 8-page feature in Green Building magazine just out. #

• RT @greeninbrum http://bit.ly/9pSrlx Times article about Birmingham's @zerocarbonhouse #

• See THE TIMES today on ZCH, "I have seen the future – and it's in Birmingham". #

• Zero Carbon House wins RIBA Award for architectural excellence! http://bit.ly/bjJuOG #
• Will green building take a back seat under the new government? http://bit.ly/dzVZuw #
• House working well in 28 deg heat, cooling at night with stack ventilation to rooflights #

On 20th May 2010 the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gave the Zero Carbon House an award for architectural excellence. The judging panel said the house stood out because it was “full of quirky, delightful and well considered details and is a robust and thoughtful design of exceptional quality”.
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• "Other houses" page updated on http://www.zch.org.uk with news of Grove Cottage, Hereford. http://is.gd/bfc6j #

• Open day TOMORROW 1.30 – 4.30, about 120 people have booked so far…see you there? #
• Well, thanks for coming everyone… more visitors today than last time – ie 600 people – and enthusiastic feedback! #
• Credits and acknowledgements re building of the zero carbon house http://bit.ly/d0LubN. Thank you all! #
• 5 new posts just added at the Zero Carbon House website http://zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk/ #
• Thanks for kind comments about yesterday coming in at http://www.zch.org.uk – do add yours too. #
• Sign up to http://www.lighterlater.org.uk, saves half a million tonnes C02 a year (and lives/accidents on the roads) by changing the clocks! Free!! #

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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