Brambling take 2
There’s been some pay-back from the bramble clearing that we spent so many weekends doing.
Nettles! …and where there are nettles there’s soup.
Get over to mwnch ~ eat seasonally for the recipe and get cooking.
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Heating & Hot Water - a solution? on March 28th, 2008
From the start of this project, I've been through numerous options regarding the method by which we'll heat the barn and generate hot water for domestic purposes.
Design Patterns ~ my choices on November 29th, 2007
I’ve already written about one of my favourite building design books – ‘.
We have stalactites in our walls! on December 23rd, 2007
Rather strangely, I've we've discovered stalactites in our walls.
Meet the architect on July 19th, 2006
I've always fancied the idea of engaging an architect (if I'm honest, inspired by Kevin Mc of TV fame), so I went to speak to one today.
New Pictures ~ Before on November 6th, 2007
I've been promising these for a while, but eventually I've got there.
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January 7th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Building inspectors and planners are obviously an important factor in any self build - just wondering how you have found them. Are they open to green ideas? Are they supportive of such concepts as grey water systems etc?
Lynds
January 9th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Lynds,
Open - yes, Supportive - not really.
Building regulations are the bible and green concepts have very little weight in building regs, except in regard to energy conservation.
We have a clean water sewage system - sewage in, clean water out - which environmentally is great, but which presents its own challenges as our man from the council is not familiar with it and so is somewhat suspicious of it and requires us to get environment agency permission for its discharge.
I think when it comes to green building you need to approach it expecting things to be more difficult and more expensive than a more mainstream solution and you may find yourself pleasantly surprised.