Research Resources

38 topics in this forum

1. Wall construction

   By Gary Martin, October 31
   • 13 replies
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   • scottishjohn
   • November 8

2. Electrical Connection Help

   By Kim, January 25, 2019   

   • uk power networks
   • 17 replies
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   • Gary Martin
   • November 5

3. Is the Building Centre, London - worth a visit?

   By Benpointer, September 1
   • 6 replies
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   • Adrian Walker
   • September 24

4. We need a chemist: Portland cement and Lime.

   By SteamyTea, October 23, 2023
   • 1 reply
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   • SteamyTea
   • March 25

5. Cheapest heating ever

   By Originaltwist, January 7
   • 20 replies
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   • Originaltwist
   • January 22

6. Hot Rocks as ‘batteries…’

   By Alan Ambrose, December 18, 2023
   • 1 reply
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   • SteamyTea
   • December 18, 2023

7. This weeks long read: How countries can go fossil fuel free with wind and solar superpowers 1 2

   By SteamyTea, October 28, 2023
   • 29 replies
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   • markc
   • October 29, 2023

8. Building Soul - with Thomas Heatherwick.

   By SteamyTea, October 22, 2023
   • 10 replies
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   • saveasteading
   • October 23, 2023

9. Getting close to halfway, but not quite yet.

   By SteamyTea, October 15, 2023
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   • SteamyTea
   • October 15, 2023

10. England has lowest quality of housing vs rest of Europe

    By Alan Ambrose, October 5, 2023
    • 10 replies
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    • SteamyTea
    • October 5, 2023

11. Defra’s magic mapping

    By Jilly, June 4, 2023
    • 2 replies
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    • George
    • June 8, 2023

12. Architectural Details

    By LSB, April 21, 2023
    • 2 replies
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    • LSB
    • May 8, 2023

13. EPC online calculator?

    By SeaSocks, January 12, 2023
    • 5 replies
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    • PeterW
    • January 12, 2023

14. Looking for UK based surveyors to participate in a short 2-5 minute survey for my masters dissertation if anyone has time to spare!

    By Sam Proctor, November 23, 2022
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    • Sam Proctor
    • November 23, 2022

15. Share your research on 'obvious items' - list a few good ones.

    By puntloos, August 23, 2020
    • 16 replies
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    • Andehh
    • December 19, 2021

16. Rural broadband 1 2

    By vivienz, February 13, 2017   

    • broadband
    • dorset
    • 34 replies
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    • Jimcub
    • September 25, 2021

17. Home Builder book 12th edition

    By LSB, August 20, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • LSB
    • August 21, 2021

18. Self-build magazines ANY GOOD?

    By NickK, May 18, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • Dreadnaught
    • May 19, 2021

19. My House CO2 usage

    By SteamyTea, June 14, 2020
    • 0 replies
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    • SteamyTea
    • June 14, 2020

20. Research into the motivations for and barriers to self-build

    By CharlD, February 18, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • tonyshouse
    • April 19, 2020

21. Free copy or free to read!!

    By JOE187, March 19, 2020
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    • JOE187
    • March 19, 2020

22. Free Climate Change Magazine

    By newhome, February 16, 2020
    • 0 replies
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    • newhome
    • February 16, 2020

23. Structural calculators and other tools

    By Patrick, November 28, 2019
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    • 3k views
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    • Patrick
    • November 28, 2019

24. Possibly interesting book for architects (and self-builders?)

    By jack, November 26, 2019
    • 18 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Patrick
    • November 27, 2019

25. NaCSBA survey on self build

    By TheMitchells, August 29, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Gone West
    • August 30, 2019