A local presentation in their hometown inspired Mr and Mrs Young to commission a two-bedroom single-storey bungalow built to Passivhaus standards.
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Sustainable Living
70-year-old Colin Clarkson has transformed a rundown two-bedroom 1960s bungalow into a modern four-bedroom property with a spacious extension.
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i-build
A near-death experience was the catalyst for Bram and Lisa Vis’s ambitious and luxury home-building adventure on the Isle of Wight.
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Rural Retreat
i-build is following Will Anderson as his self-build journey unfolds. This month he is taking his time laying his floors.
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Time Will Tell
Forget everything that The Three Little Pigs fairytale taught you; straw bale construction is a natural and affordable self-build construction method.
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i-build
Philip and Caroline Harrison used knowledge from a previous extension project to self-build a three bedroom ICF construction at the end of their garden.
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Rural Retreat
Securing planning approval for your new self-build home can feel like an arduous task, especially when your site is in the picturesque English countryside. Getting to grips with Paragraph 55 of the National Planning Policy…
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i-build
Before you even consider planning the structure of your new self-build home, the first hurdle is finding somewhere to build it.
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Contracts and Legalities
The winners of the 2015 RIBA National Awards have been announced, where three self-build projects were among 37 UK buildings awarded for setting the standard for good architecture.
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Innovative Homes
When a young family bought a bungalow with the view to renovate, little did they know they would end up completing a four-bedroom self-build in their garden!
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Rural Retreat
