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Jan 27, 20142 min read
Not everything is so straightforward…
Architects and architectural firms do not always have a ‘smooth ride’ with the project on which they are working. Sometimes,...
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Jan 21, 20142 min read
Clients and the type of design work they want.
No two projects are alike, but of course, most projects share a few common features. We get projects where the brief starts off almost...
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vc2043
Dec 27, 20132 min read
There’s no need for that Scullery.
As you all know, the other day was Christmas so there was a lot of cooking which needed to be done, I began to think about how some of...
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vc2043
Dec 23, 20132 min read
Renewable Heat Incentive.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the first government funded scheme of its type in the world, in the sense that it is the first...
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vc2043
Dec 20, 20132 min read
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 directions are issued by the council where specific control is needed, for example, in places where new developments could...
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Dec 13, 20132 min read
Screw pile foundations
Screw piles are a type of foundation, which are thought to have been invented in the 1830s made from the wrought iron with a view to...
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vc2043
Nov 15, 20132 min read
Bauhaus Architecture
There have been a lot of influential movements throughout history, but this blog is about one art movement in particular – The Bauhaus...
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vc2043
Nov 11, 20132 min read
I’m an apprentice.
We have an event coming up, which is all about what it’s like having an apprentice in a small business, and so I thought I’d write about...
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vc2043
Nov 8, 20132 min read
Thermal Heat Storage – Rock stores.
Passive Annual Heat Storage (PAHS) is a way of storing heat from the summer to use in the winter. You could think of it as a heat...
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vc2043
Nov 1, 20131 min read
New eco house video.
We have created a better video of an eco house we have mentioned before in another post on this blog. We are very happy to have been...
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vc2043
Oct 28, 20134 min read
Roof trusses
Most modern house roofs use trussed rafters in the construction of the roof. They consist of quite slender pieces of wood, which are...
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vc2043
Oct 14, 20132 min read
What is Secured By Design?
Secured By Design (or SBD) is an initiative which was started in 1989 by the United Kingdom Police, and it is owned by the Association of...
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vc2043
Oct 11, 20132 min read
Design and access statements, what are they?
Design and access statements are documents which explain the thoughts behind the designs for a new planning application. They have...
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vc2043
Oct 7, 20133 min read
What a code 6 house is.
We are currently working on an exciting project involving a code 6 eco house. The design for this house has been assessed using the Code...
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vc2043
Oct 4, 20131 min read
New zero energy homes from 2016 onwards?
Some of you may already know this, but within the next few years, the industry of construction within the UK is being given quite a...
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vc2043
Sep 23, 20132 min read
International style
I mentioned in an earlier blog about Bletchley Park, a particular architectural style called the ‘International style’, so I thought I’d...
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vc2043
Sep 20, 20132 min read
Energy efficient with the NEF
We could all become more energy efficient through a number of strategies including government introduced incentives and grants as well as...
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vc2043
Sep 16, 20133 min read
Bletchley Park.
The estate of Bletchley Park is most famously recognised as the place where most of the German Enigma code was cracked in World War 2. It...
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vc2043
Sep 2, 20131 min read
Architecture and it’s origins.
I write about architecture and architectural related things on this blog on a weekly basis…so I had a thought; ‘where did the word...
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vc2043
Aug 30, 20132 min read
Listed buildings…What are you talking about?
We have written about listed buildings before, and so I thought it was about time we explained what they actually are, in case you do not...
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