We need to be building and retrofitting our houses and buildings to the highest possible standard and reducing energy use in them to as close to zero as possible. The highest building standard is passivhaus, a low energy building standard developed in Germany 30 years ago. Spreadsheet based software is used to calculate all the …
A triple glazed window is craned in. The walls are so thick we can fit a Veterinary Nurse into the insulation zone! The huge glulam timber ridge beam is dropped into place by Nathan and Neil.
The external walls were lowered in place by crane earlier this week. They consist of prefabricated twin-wall panels with a breathable board outside and airtight board inside- the green walls, which will be taped and sealed and then filled with 35cm of recycled cellulose insulation when fully assembled. This type of construction, very different from …
The frame for the new surgery is here! The frame consists of a twin stud wall 35cm wide which will be filled with warmcel paper insulation with an airtight board on the inside and render/cladding on the outside. …
The guys from MBC have poured the slab this morning using a low cement mix of concrete with a much lower carbon footprint. 50% of the cement is replaced with fly ash- a waste product from blast furnaces. It getting used more commonly now due to its better environmental credentials and resilience. The pipes showing …
In one week these amazing guys from MBC Timber, Harry, Shaun, Brian and Tony, working from 7 till 7 every day of the week, have installed the insulation base laid on compacted stone with steel mesh and underfloor heating laid over. Eco-Concrete will be poured next week inside the base in readiness for the off-site timber frame arriving in …
New Vet Surgery passive base goes down in just one week! Read More »
These guys from a specialist passivehousefirm , MBC Timber, laid a layer of levelled hardcore first and then sand ready for the insulated slab next week! They don’t mess around! The pipes sticking up are pre-placed drains- you need lots of these in a Vet Surgery!
A lot of people have been asking when our new surgery is coming. Its now been submitted to the planning department at Wigan Council and building work should start soon . Sorry its taken so long! Here’s the architects plan. It will be a passive house construction, so should produce more energy than it uses. This will …