Net Zero Skills Hub
We were very kindly invited by Michael Huth, Net Zero Skills Hub Manager at Abingdon and Witney College, for a tour of the training centre at the Abingdon campus. We were impressed with the facilities available, with lifesize mock ups, including EWI, IWI, window...Building a house out of straw
Building a house (or a ceramics studio) out of straw! This one has some timber frame structure too to make any lurking wolves huff and puff a little harder. We attended a straw bale construction workshop very kindly run by Greg Gorski of Earth Safe Design and Michael...
Construction Starts On Site
Construction starts on site! Our client in East Oxford is carrying out a significant extension and refurbishment of their 1930s end terrace. The whole rear of the house will be extended, using timber frame and glu-lam construction to almost eliminate the use of steel...
Insulation Retrofit with Wood Fibre
Site progress update on our retrofit project! Our client reported fridge-like winter temperatures in their pre-1900 solid brick and stone house in West Oxfordshire. To address this, we carried out a whole house appraisal to find a balanced retrofit approach alongside...