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Code for Sustainable Homes

RIBA President Ruth Reed in Chelmsford

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On Wednesday the new, first woman president of the Royal Institute of British Architects continued her tour of the East of England with a stop off in Chelmsford to see the new Salvation Army Citadel and to meet local architects and architecture students from Anglia Ruskin University.
Working for a Chelmsford architect myself I was [...]

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Delicious Bookmarks for July 4th to July 7th

These are my Delicious Links for July 4th through July 7th:

Marketing Handbook for the Design & Construction Professional
“These days, driving new business is the key to your survival, and this highly acclaimed marketing tool is your key to driving new business …
“This all-new and thoroughly revised handbook covers every aspect of marketing in the design [...]

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PassivHaus – its about saving energy

When I was studying to be an architect in 1990s Liverpool our design tutors gave us a project. We were to choose a method of generating renewable energy by the Mersey, and then design a ‘theme park’ ride that would be powered by this energy.
Now it’s worth remembering that as a design project in an [...]

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What’s that big Green Button?

I love doing things online. I’m very practical about it; the main reason is that it allows me to spend time with my family instead of getting up at some godawful hour and eating a poor breakfast in a dank hotel with a load of suits.
So any opportunity to network online is ok by me. [...]

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Where is the business case for Sustainability?

Three unconnected events have got me thinking.
Constructing Excellence recently launched their Essex Club in Chelmsford and I attended. The stated objective of CE is to demonstrate that long term, integrated collaborative working in the UK construction industry is better than going lowest-cost, a route that many contractors currently fear we are returning. CE aims to [...]

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A Timeline for the Code for Sustainable Homes

For my talk on GreenGauge Homes this week, I tried to find a visualisation of the compulsory introduction of the Code for Sustainable Homes, which came into use in 2007, and the Ecohomes rating which it superseded. When I couldn’t find one, I decided to make one myself.
Here it is:
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What is your experience of dealing with the Code? Is it hard to find information? Are you using assessors to advise you, and are they helping? Lets share our experiences and suggestions.

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