I’ll be honest – when I first started working from home more during the pandemic, my “office” was basically a corner of our bedroom with a folding table and whatever…
I’ve spent most of my career watching developers slap solar panels on conventional houses and call it sustainable building. Then I visited Hockerton Housing Project in Nottinghamshire, and realised I’d…
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…
I remember the first time I saw photographs of Bosco Verticale back in 2014, thinking “that looks incredible, but how on earth do you maintain it?” Ten years later, having…
# How to Reduce Embodied Carbon When Replacing Kitchens and Bathrooms When I first calculated the embodied carbon in a typical kitchen replacement, the numbers were staggering. A standard mid-range…
# How to Insulate an Older UK Home Without Trapping Moisture I spent three years watching a beautiful Victorian terrace slowly develop damp patches after what seemed like a perfectly…
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…
# Low Cost Ways to Reduce Heat Loss Through Windows Without Replacing Them You know that bone-deep cold when you’re sitting near a window in winter, even with the heating…
# Sedum Roofs vs Wildflower Roofs: Which Works Best in a UK Climate? I’ve been tinkering with roof gardens for about fifteen years now, and honestly, it took me way…
# 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…