Zero Carbon House, Birmingham UK

Insulation is now on site. 280mm thick, it goes outside new/existing solid masonry walls.

Solar electric and hot water panels on the roof are all now complete!
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First ten photovoltaic panels (the ones that will generate electricity from the sun) fitted today – despite some heavy showers! (more…)

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The last two bird nesting boxes for swifts built in and curving roof completed.

Two bird boxes built in today for black redstarts and sparrows – sociable creatures.

Carpenters have made bat box in the curving wall, facing north so sunshine won’t wake up bats in the day.

Gently curved wall is being beautifully constructed above roof level by John the carpenter

Lid to cantilevered dormer window is now on, framing amazing view to city centre.

Load-bearing 3-storey clay block walls well wrapped up against the April showers.