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AECB invites members to climb on our Soapbox and share your expertise on something that excites, inspires or bugs you, with the 4000 discerning viewers who visit this website each month. Contact kate@aecb.net if you would like to have your say here.
Can we afford to be green?
Neil May says that we need to grapple with macro-economics if we are to understand why building performance is so poor in the UK. ‘In the current economic climate’ – it’s a phrase used as a passport to rip up … Continue reading
Hard science can convince the hardest noses – just show them the figures
Gary Wilburn, Creative Director at HPW Architecture, is convinced that even uninterested developers can be persuaded to adopt a low energy approach to construction – if you forget the flannel and show them the figures. HPW Architecture works primarily in … Continue reading
‘I could do that’ – Eco Open homes bridge the confidence gap
AECB Trustee Mischa Hewitt shares his enthusiasm for Eco Open Homes, arguing that there is no better shop window for the sustainable building sector, so it’s well worth getting involved. Every presentation on retrofitting starts the same. An outline of … Continue reading
Posted in Soapbox Tagged eco open homes, ecohomes, low energy building's database, mischa hewitt, open house events, retrofit, retrofit for the future, sustainable building Comments Off
FiT and ECO are never going to solve fuel poverty
Journalist and AECB contributor Kate de Selincourt shares her personal view that energy supplier schemes like the Feed-in Tariff and the new Energy Company Obligation make the fuel poor poorer, which is no way to tackle fuel poverty! Instead, she … Continue reading
Without SMEs, the national refurb just isn’t going to happen
Catrin Maby is Chief Executive of Severn Wye Energy Agency, an educational charity promoting action and innovation in sustainable energy and affordable warmth, via a wide portfolio of partnership projects. Catrin has an engineering background, and has worked in the energy advice … Continue reading
Sustainable development in a pickle
Philip Newbold is a Senior Architectural Designer, Project Manager and Certified Passivhaus Consultant with over 35 years experience. His company, new bold design limited, specialises in sustainable building design, accessible building design for people with disabilities and conservation/restoration design for … Continue reading
Who will protect householders from the dodgy ‘green tech’ salesmen?
Geoff Stow teaches the theory and practice of sustainable building and self-building. He is a Trustee of AECB and has been a supporter of the Association for many years, representing it at exhibitions and conferences around the country. In this … Continue reading
It’s time to think ‘Inside the Shell’
Angie Kraft is Creative Director and founder of www.geccointeriors.co.uk a retail website and eco design practice offering the consumer a more sustainable way to furnish and decorate their home. By ‘shell’ I mean of course the structure of a building, … Continue reading
Posted in Soapbox Tagged airtightness, eco designer, furnishing, interior design, sustainable buildings, upcycling, ventilation Comments Off