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Site photo update from #LlamaCroft_HR4 now the scaffolding is all now finally dropped. Both houses are now finished externally except verandas, and the utility connections begin this week. ⁦we’ll be presenting at ⁦@FuturebuildNow this week⁩ @Grain_Archi⁩

@wire_brigade @istabreeze @ecocars1 @KateFantom @TheSolarShed Beautiful. Can I ask what the purchase and install costs are roughly?

No wind early this morning so managed to finish @istabreeze heli2 install. Called by this afternoon to switch it on. Hope it’s better than the 2kW windsafe version they make that can’t cope with Orkney wind speed. @ecocars1 @KateFantom @TheSolarShed

A beautiful moment this weekend as our garden clay was being applied to our home made lathe from construction waste. Our first weekend of volunteers for the year did an amazing job. @LlamaCroft_HR4

Before during and after the first #PlasteringParty of the year @LlamaCroft_HR4. This is clay from the garden going into home made lath made from construction waste. ⁦@Grain_Archi⁩

What a generous contribution to visualising building fabric performance for us all to learn from....

Urgent Hivemind Help Please! We desperately need an ASHP designer and installer for our #Bio-based #Passivhaus self-build home in Hereford. Any recommendations welcome please! We had another proper #GrandDesigns moment… thank you!!

… and there goes our remaining carbon budget. 😡

So what exactly is the “more nuanced approach” needed that justifies this demolition, ⁦@BBCNews⁩ ? Don’t leave us on such tender hooks after 3 years of campaigning… bbc.com/news/articles/…

Seminal moment for #LlamaCroft_HR4 with the airtightness test on Friday. Very proud of the @Grain_Archi team and @firth_Construct on their first project going for #Passivhaus certification. Great stuff to date.

“You get more guarantees and measurement of a firearm in the US than you do from a new home in the UK” punchy start from Richard Jack of ⁦@BuildTestUK⁩ at #retrofit #revisited hosted by Building Performance Network

“Good to hear only 50% of retrofits have non-compliant ventilation, as with new homes, 90% are delivered with non-compliant ventilation systems” - scary industry insights from Ian Mawditt and Zack Gill from their BPE experience @CIBSE

A seminal day for #LlamaCroft_HR4 as the scaffolding drops and the final door is installed ahead of the air test on Friday… #BioBased #Passivhaus ⁦@Grain_Archi⁩

Garden #clay tiles are then cut out using a simple stamp. The tiles are then transferred to a board so they can be transported to a kiln for firing. Glazes tbc - watch this space… @Grain_Archi

Handmade garden #clay tile making time! Freshly dug from the garden then thrown, folded, cut, and thrown some more to weed out any inconsistencies, stones, or air bubbles. To be used in #LlamaCroft_HR4 kitchen

And the first results are in! The non-certified project neighbouring our #LlamaCroft_HR4 performed exceptionally well today in its preliminary airtightness test. Setting a high bar for next week's test of our #Passivhaus... @Grain_Archi @firth_construct #Biobased

@BerylBikes @wfvaughan @HfdsCouncil Fantastic! What’s the difference between the 11.5 and the 45 tonnes saving please? Thanks

Good news Hereford 🫶 Together we've just made over half a million journeys 🙌 That's over 45 tonnes of harmful carbon emissions saved since 2019, helping a happier and healthier planet! 🚲 Download the app today: beryl.app/ERX1gLAnEOb #Hereford #Beryl #Cycling @HfdsCouncil

@WKWales Out of interest, must pilot project be based in Wales?

Regenerative Materials First is a transformational hub for innovators in construction. Project lead, Louise Townsend, now seeks six live construction projects to stand as models for procuring and building with regenerative materials. Read more: ow.ly/Sncy50Ual9f

@SustainableTall There’s currently a similar initiative in Wales called Delivering Net zero which is aligning over 10 local authorities and housing associations behind a timber based system. Pretty cool stuff

Great to see thoughtful and sustainable designs proposed for NSW’s Pattern Book housing I’d love to see more housing like this emerge in Sydney, and everywhere theguardian.com/australia-news…

#ReuseSummit2024 cosmic nugget: new blast-furnace steel releases 28x the carbon emissions compared to re-used steel (EPD data). And re-used steel can be cheaper. Bargain! @asbp_uk #CircularEconomy

#ReuseSummit2024 is underway with provocations coming from the @asbp_uk team, including this eye-opener about how staggeringly under-utilised our doors are in the Built Environment. Maybe we should be designing with this reality-check in mind… or get MUCH better at re-use