zero carbon house has won awards for all aspects of its design – architecture, environment and community. It’s also generated widespread media interest with features in publications ranging from the Balsall Heathan, the Birmingham Post and the Birmingham Mail to the New York Times and the Shanghai Times. Specialist publications that have covered zero carbon house include The Vegan Society magazine, Ideal Home magazine and the Royal Institute of British Architects Journal. Here are some tasters of the coverage.
awards
zero carbon house has won the following awards RIBA Award for architectural excellence 2010 The judges said: “John Christophers has transformed an end-of-terrace Birmingham house into a ground-breaking family home…
Living without carbon (Times, June 2010)
How to make your home green. For little more than the cost of a new-build, the architect John Christophers has made his home a model of energy efficiency, reports Ruth…
“I’m John Christophers. This is our zero carbon house.” (Manser Medal video, 2010)
This video was made by Royal Institute of British Architect when John Christophers was nominated for the RIBA Manser Medal in 2010. The Manser Medal is awarded every year to the…
An English house that generates as much as it consumes (New York Times, December 2010)
When John Christophers, a British architect, and his wife, Jo, a midwife, were granted permission by the local planning council to begin their renovation, they were told that theirs was…
Do try this at home (Sunday Times, July 2010)
John Christophers is a man with an admirable goal: “I wanted to show that being green can be fun,” says the award-winning architect, whose Birmingham eco home has impressed both…
Accidental Evangelist (RIBA Journal, October 2010)
John Christophers has realised the dream of creating his own home with a scheme that bears out his commitment to sustainable design. Now he’s here to stay. Words: Eleanor Young…
On a Birmingham street, one house is attracting a lot of attention…(BBC Midlands Today, November 2009)
This video was broadcast on BBC Midlands Today in November 2009, before the house was completed. We are happy to confirm that there is definitely no need for a boiler.…
Existing buildings are often the neglected Cinderellas of the green construction world (Green Building Magazine, Summer 2010)
Existing buildings are often the neglected Cinderellas of the green construction world. Less glamorous and less visible than new buildings, they are also easier to overlook in their potential for…
Is this the coolest house in Birmingham? (The Stirrer, February 2010)
Richard Lutz takes a look inside an innovative home that resembles a Lego toy slapped down in the middle of a Victorian terrace. And it’s so ecological it’s giving energy…
Welcome to Britain’s first carbon-neutral Victorian home (Telegraph, April 2011)
The government’s Renewable Heat Incentive has placed fresh emphasis on greening our houses. But how do you make an 1840 Victorian redbrick eco-friendly? Dominic Lutyens visits Britain’s first retro-fitted, carbon-neutral…
citings in books
zero carbon house is featured in: The Zero-Carbon House by Martin Cook Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods by Dr Ljubomir Jankovic Architecture 10: RIBA Buildings of the Year (Architecture: The Guide to…
quotes from articles
Here are a few examples of articles in which reference has been made to zero carbon house: Determinedly modernist Architect Michael Manser’s influence on the development of British postwar architecture…