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GBmag Winter 2010
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Shingle clad renovation: The brief was straightforward stating that the existing dwelling should be extended to the maximum allowable size allowed by the stringent local planning policies, and reconfigured to allow better use of the external areas around the building. The reconfigured home should also take advantage of the potential distant views to the Western Solent and Isle of Wight beyond from the upper floor accommodation. We looked at the options available to the couple in design terms and produced a number of different sketches. They even looked at the option of re-building the house but this was eliminated early on because local planning legislation would not have looked favourably upon a contemporary new building and the structure of the house was sound, making refurbishment the most sustainable approach. PAD came up with an environmental proposal based on the clients’ needs and the site orientation. The fundamental priority was to improve the thermal envelope of the house – the walls, roof and windows which have all been substantially upgraded to exceed the requirements of the new Building Regulations. The house benefits from a good southerly aspect, beneficial for solar gain, especially during the winter months when the sun angle is low and the heat of the sun can penetrate the living spaces and heat them naturally. Further glazing was proposed on the south face to allow for the benefits of solar gain and discreetly positioned solar thermal panels were added on the new portion of south facing roof. ...

Co-housing beyond the threshold: - The groundbreaking Threshold Centre at Cole Street Farm, Gillingham in Dorset has recently been completed and awarded an Ecohomes excellent rating. The pioneering community and sustainability education centre provides a model of a greener, more affordable and more neighbourly way of life. The project includes mixed tenure co-housing, a way of living which brings individuals and families together in groups to share common aims and activities, while also enjoying their own self-contained accommodation and personal space. In this article, four people who played a great part in the creation of the Threshold centre, outline the challenges and goals of the project.

Self sufficient in electricity - part 2: - In the last issue Keith Hall introduced readers to his project to take his property off the national electricity grid. In this second part of the story Keith begins to outline the thinking, choices and actions he undertook in the early stages of getting the renewables’ system underway.

The second year of PV monitoring: Following his articles in our spring and autumn 2009 editions, Jerry Clark reports back with a second full year of data from his PV installation, and summarises with a look back at his figures from last year. He also reports on the government’s FITs scheme, which is intended to promote a faster take up of PVs and other renewables. ...

Interdisciplinary research: ‘Eco-build’, ‘green build’, ‘Passivhaus’, ‘low carbon home’ and ‘ecotowns’ are all terms which are starting to be applied to any number of house build schemes in the UK. It would appear to many that the UK has environmental builds popping up in a thousand guises all over the country. Who is mapping these new builds and eco-retrofits? Is there a central database from which knowledge can be drawn asks Jo Moulds?...

Passivhaus conference 2010: The Passivhaus Conference is now in its fourteenth year and its international appeal is growing year on year. Our little group of intrepid Passivhausers travelled from London to Dresden by train thanks to the careful planning of Carine Oberwise from Bere Architects! Mark Siddall reports....

Eco neighbourhoods: The creation and development of sustainable communities seems to be a key government policy in recent years. With the new coalition saying; “it is time for a fundamental shift of power from Westminster to people” and the launch of the ‘big Society’ agenda, the government seems to focus on empowering communities to work together for a better, more sustainable way of living. Anna Kerrane and Blanche Cameron, from RESET Development, discuss The Glass-House’s new, free training for community groups.....

Green building physics An introduction to lighting Part II: In the last issue, Gavin Harper introduced us to most of the basic electrical lighting technologies. In this issue he expands the discussion and brings into the debate colour temperature, colour rendering and other more technical aspects that could help us make more informed choices of ‘green’ lighting for our projects.

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