Environmental Materials & Construction Methods

39 topics in this forum

1. Green roof from recycled materials

   By BotusBuild, February 11
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   • Mr Punter
   • February 12

2. Airtight around existing joists in retrofit? Tony tray option?

   By low_and_there, February 8, 2022   

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     • tony tray
   • 10 replies
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   • Mike
   • January 27

3. Light Spillage Mitigation

   By Matt Morton, October 15, 2024
   • 6 replies
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • January 8

4. Very happy bunnies.

   By MikeSharp01, June 17, 2024
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   • AppleDown
   • June 17, 2024

5. This week's short read: a comment

   By SteamyTea, June 8, 2024
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   • SteamyTea
   • June 8, 2024

6. MBC passive timberframe internal window reveal insulation - required and if so best material and fitting?

   By markharro, March 9, 2024
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   • JamesP
   • March 18, 2024

7. Orcan F to seal under front door??

   By Omnibuswoman, February 10, 2024
   • 3 replies
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   • DC5
   • February 14, 2024

8. Solar heat pump tech room

   By Originaltwist, January 26, 2024
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   • Originaltwist
   • January 26, 2024

9. Passivhaus - safe with power outages?

   By puntloos, December 22, 2023
   • 16 replies
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   • mike2016
   • December 29, 2023

10. eco-rennovation.co.uk

    By makingprogress, December 14, 2023
    • 4 replies
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    • makingprogress
    • December 15, 2023

11. Compacfoam threshold detail - what's actually happening here?

    By lineweight, November 3, 2023
    • 9 replies
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    • lineweight
    • November 5, 2023

12. Alternative to parge coat

    By Dave Jones, September 10, 2023
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    • nod
    • September 10, 2023

13. What to get in terms of WWHRS?

    By anonymous, August 23, 2023
    • 5 replies
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    • Dave Jones
    • August 24, 2023

14. Making OSB air tight

    By MikeSharp01, September 3, 2018
    • 19 replies
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    • markocosic
    • June 10, 2023

15. greenbuildingforum.co.uk - has it gone?

    By Vera16, June 7, 2023
    • 6 replies
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    • Redbeard
    • June 7, 2023

16. Modular homes business goes pop

    By Post and beam, May 4, 2023
    • 2 replies
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    • ProDave
    • May 4, 2023

17. Q-Bot Retrofit ground floor insulation

    By Archer, September 12, 2022
    • 6 replies
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • March 5, 2023

18. Solar Quote 1 2

    By bob the builder 2, January 31, 2023
    • 25 replies
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    • Furnace
    • February 18, 2023

19. Liquid DPM instead of 1200 Gauge DPM for Timber Frame

    By Gareth C, January 23, 2023
    • 6 replies
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    • Gareth C
    • January 23, 2023

20. Tony trays

    By eandg, November 3, 2022
    • 5 replies
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    • ProDave
    • November 3, 2022

21. Limecrete or Concrete Floor

    By bontwoody, April 23, 2022
    • 19 replies
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    • bontwoody
    • April 25, 2022

22. solar shading Microlouvre?

    By ragg987, April 2, 2022
    • 10 replies
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    • SteamyTea
    • April 3, 2022

23. Bio-diversity Net Gain for single dwelling

    By Rishard, March 24, 2022
    • 13 replies
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    • Rishard
    • March 25, 2022

24. Improving SAP/EPC

    By jen and mark, February 24, 2022
    • 7 replies
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    • BadgerBadger
    • February 24, 2022

25. Low energy building design - recommended sites?

    By kxi, December 30, 2021
    • 4 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • SteamyTea
    • January 3, 2022