
Our house build part six: insulation, insulation, insulation
PassivHaus performance standards produce a building with an expected thermal standard of 20-25c year round with minimal heating and cooling. This is a special kind

PassivHaus performance standards produce a building with an expected thermal standard of 20-25c year round with minimal heating and cooling. This is a special kind

It’s been a year to the day since we began earthworks and the concrete slab is now curing.

After months of hard work, focused effort, technical minutiae and bureaucratic navigation (read about the design process here) I’m thrilled to announce that we received

Today’s blog is the third one in the series and talks about building with strawbales – not the traditional kind with straw, chicken mesh and

From the beginning we were clear on three basic principles for our house design:1. We wanted to design and build our home, bringing in specific

Welcome to the start of Our House Build blogs! Every few days I will publish a short video or blog post on what’s happening with