1 minute ago, marshian said:

looks at location - thinks "Blimey your are a quick driver.................."

Well my BH locn may be a little old 😞
Or, maybe I'm bringing the helicopter 

 

Great. Table is in my name, see you later. I think we’re 5 but the table will take 8. Look for a short oldish guy with white hair. I’m sure it had colour before I started with planning.

35 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said:

Great. Table is in my name, see you later. I think we’re 5 but the table will take 8. Look for a short oldish guy with white hair. I’m sure it had colour before I started with planning.

 

Name badge is at the ready - see you at 7 (ish)

I will be there at 7pm. I was planning to eat.

4 minutes ago, Nick Laslett said:

I will be there at 7pm. I was planning to eat.

Me too so you won't be dining alone 😉

 

@Nick Laslett great, that makes 6.

19 hours ago, marshian said:

looks at location - thinks "Blimey your are a quick driver.................."

I don't have to worry about that, I have a chauffeur for such things.....   🙂

 

I'll see you all there.

I'm stuck at home, so can you all promise NOT to drink beer and have a great meet, please?

2 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

I'm stuck at home, so can you all promise NOT to drink beer and have a great meet, please?

No - it was most excellent

36 minutes ago, marshian said:

No - it was most excellent

I am displeased with both your enjoyment, and lack of empathy.

35 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

I am displeased with both your enjoyment, and lack of empathy.

 

To use your own words you'll get over it

 

On 05/02/2025 at 17:05, Nickfromwales said:

Yes, I’m an objectionable individual, you’ll get over it 😆

Thanks all that made the effort to get out on this cold winters evening and @Alan Ambrose for the prior "site visit"

 

Sorry (Not sorry) for my structuring exercise 😉 

 

As I said I "planned" the discussion points in the car on the way to the meet.

 

Something to "build" the evening providing some "Dimension" and "Detail" that could help conversation flow 

 

and it's often said confession is always good for the soul

 

What's said at a Build Hub EA meet up stays within the group

Just for the records

 

 

 

Thanks guys for a lovely evening, entertaining and educational and others can just wonder what we discussed 😞

 

Nice to meet everybody.

Can I ask - does anybody recommend their local approved building control people? I'm looking for an organisation with a bit of intelligence and flexibility . Preferably one that will accept PHPP calcs for Part O.

 

I contacted Vantage in 2023 and they said they would. LA wouldn't.

 

Similarly design stage SAP people?

 

 

 

 

7 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said:

Can I ask - does anybody recommend their local approved building control people? I'm looking for an organisation with a bit of intelligence and flexibility . Preferably one that will accept PHPP calcs for Part O.

 

I contacted Vantage in 2023 and they said they would. LA wouldn't.

 

Similarly design stage SAP people?

 

 

 

 

Hi Alan, we are using Gateway in Bury St Edmunds

 

20 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said:

Can I ask - does anybody recommend their local approved building control people? I'm looking for an organisation with a bit of intelligence and flexibility . Preferably one that will accept PHPP calcs for Part O.

 

I contacted Vantage in 2023 and they said they would. LA wouldn't.

 

Similarly design stage SAP people?

 

 

 

 

We have engaged Northgate Building Design in Ipswich for our SAP, and after considering doing our part O dynamic stuff myself with PHPP we decided to use them for that too, which is currently under way.

 

We’ve gone with Vantage for our building control, so far so good.

I'm using the LA. The local guy is fairly good but he has mentioned they can't accept Passive house calculations, I assume he means PHPP.

8 minutes ago, G and J said:

We have engaged Northgate Building Design in Ipswich for our SAP

 How are you getting on with them?  I thought my SAP calcs were all in hand but found out this week that they are not!  As I'm not using standard build details I've just been told they will need to model each junction.

They have also added in that I need to sign up to an app to submit the photos needed for the calculations.

 

 

19 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:

I'm using the LA. The local guy is fairly good but he has mentioned they can't accept Passive house calculations, I assume he means PHPP.

 How are you getting on with them?  I thought my SAP calcs were all in hand but found out this week that they are not!  As I'm not using standard build details I've just been told they will need to model each junction.

They have also added in that I need to sign up to an app to submit the photos needed for the calculations.

 

 

Getting on ok with Northgate so far.  We were warned that not all junctions were available as standard thingies (technical term that) and so the nearest would be used, but if modelling was needed it would hurt, cost wise.   We have strict instructions re taking pics but so far no mention of an app.   
 

When we get our dynamic part O (makes me think of Batman and Robin, the dynamic duo!) in a week or two’s time I’ll be able to comment further.

33 minutes ago, G and J said:

We were warned that not all junctions were available as standard thingies (technical term that) and so the nearest would be used, but if modelling was needed it would hurt, cost wise.

Were you given any idea of cost for modelling?  I haven't been yet.  I don't think we have anything standard, or near to standard, he was talking about needing to model all the junctions as we have hempcrete walls.

Thanks all re BC - I'll let you know who I go for.

 

>>> They have also added in that I need to sign up to an app to submit the photos needed for the calculations.

 

@JohnnyB - do you know which app that is? I see 'Timemark' is quite popular.

47 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said:

 - do you know which app that is? I see 'Timemark' is quite popular.

I have a list that are approved by Elmhurst Energy, attached below, and I can use whichever I like.  I haven't had time to look at them in any detail yet but some looked like they were aimed at smaller pojects. It would be easier if I only had a few options.

I can't see Timemark on this list so there must be other options as well. Are Elmhurst one of many companies the assesments are done through?  This is a world I know nothing about.

Elmhurst_Photo_Evidence_Applications_List_v1.xlsx

Thanks

Anyone up for Thurs 6th March? Also, any thoughts re format, location etc? I wonder whether some people might want to nominate some subjects they want to cover?