How to Make Your Existing Home More Sustainable Without a Full Renovation
# How to Make Your Existing Home More Sustainable Without a Full Renovation > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > You don’t need to gut your home to make it substantially…
Reclaimed Timber and Why Salvaged Wood Outperforms New Every Time
# Reclaimed Timber and Why Salvaged Wood Outperforms New Every Time I used to think buying new timber was the responsible choice. You know, supporting sustainable forestry and all that.…
How to Plan and Build a Passive House in the UK
# How to Plan and Build a Passive House in the UK > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > Building a Passive House isn’t just about adding more insulation. You need…
How to Design a Biophilic Home Office That Improves Focus and Reduces Fatigue
# How to Design a Biophilic Home Office That Improves Focus and Reduces Fatigue Working from home has fundamentally changed how we think about productivity and wellbeing. After spending years…
Cork Insulation and Why Portugal Leads the Way in Sustainable Homes
I first encountered cork insulation while working on a green building project in 2019. The client had specifically requested “no synthetic materials whatsoever” for insulation, which immediately ruled out the…
Trent University Nottingham and Green Roofs in UK Higher Education
I spent fifteen years watching universities throw money at green credentials that looked impressive in marketing materials but delivered questionable environmental outcomes. Then I visited Nottingham Trent University’s Newton and…
Triple Glazing vs Double Glazing for Passive House Builds
# Triple Glazing vs Double Glazing for Passive House Builds I’ve been down the glazing rabbit hole more times than I care to admit. When I first heard about Passivhaus…
The Complete Guide to Building With Natural Materials in the UK
# The Complete Guide to Building With Natural Materials in the UK > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > Natural building materials like straw bale, cob, and reclaimed timber can create…
The 10 Best Sustainable Building Materials Changing Construction
# The Crew’s Ultimate Ranking: 10 Sustainable Building Materials That Are Actually Changing Construction Right, so we finally sat down and properly hashed this out. Took us three heated sessions,…
The Canelo Project Arizona and How Straw Bale Pioneers Live Today
Walking through the Sonoran Desert near Elfrida, Arizona, you’ll find something that challenges everything the modern construction industry tells us about building homes. Here, on 145 acres of high desert…