# The Green Roof That Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Tropical Design I’ve spent years telling clients that extensive green roofs don’t work in tropical climates. Too much…
# What to Plant on a Green Roof in Northern England and Scotland I’ve designed dozens of green roofs across Manchester, Glasgow, and Newcastle, and here’s what I’ve learned: choosing…
I still remember the first time I walked the High Line in 2010, a year after the first section opened. I was researching adaptive reuse projects for my thesis, expecting…
I first heard about the Autonomous House in Southwell during a particularly grim London winter, scrolling through research papers while my own heating bills climbed toward terrifying heights. Here was…
# How to Source Reclaimed and Salvaged Building Materials in the UK I’ve watched too many builders skip past the salvage yard on their way to the timber merchant, then…
I remember the first time I heard about a truly zero carbon house in the UK. This was back in 2010, and honestly, I thought it was marketing nonsense. Zero…
I’ve been working with green roofs for fifteen years, and I’ve seen every variation you can imagine. Sedum carpets that look brilliant for six months then turn into brown matting.…
# The Definitive Ranking: Britain’s Most Important Off-Grid Projects and What They Actually Achieved Right, so we finally sat down and hashed this out. Took us three sessions, several heated…
I’ve been fascinated by off-grid living for about as long as I’ve been trying to make my own place more sustainable, and honestly, nothing prepared me for my first visit…
# The Real Cost of a Green Roof vs a Standard Roof Over 20 Years I’ll be honest with you – I spent about three years going back and forth…