A professional carpenter and artist husband-and-wife team in Lancashire have generated a profitable business after transforming a derelict lean-to into a sophisticated urban eco-retreat in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Roughlee, East Lancashire. The Rookery, a detached stone property with grass roof, has plenty of unusual features, as
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New funding announcement for construction of cob homes
CobBauge, a multimillion pound project to build a new generation of cob houses is set to continue for four more years, thanks to the announcement of more than £4m in funding. Phase 2 of the project has been funded by Interreg VA France (Channel) England, co-funded by the European Regional Development
Kingspan TEK provides off-site solution for luxury homes
The Silverlake development of sustainable homes in West Dorset is setting the standard for low-impact construction with the Kingspan TEK Building System. The bespoke holiday homes and on-site spa have all been constructed from the versatile off-site solution, ensuring excellent project efficiency. Silverlake is an exciting new development, constructed by Conservation
Three new ‘low carbon’ homes for Bedminster housing coop
On June 6th, Paul Smith, Bristol City Council Cabinet Member with responsibility for Housing, cut the ribbon to open a new, ‘low carbon’ cooperative development at Philip Street in Bedminster. Three one bedroom homes have been built by Earthwise Construction for Somewhere Cooperative Housing Association, in partnership with Bristol
Eco-housing development leading the way into a sustainable future
Nestled on a leafy 12-acre site just five miles from Lincoln city centre, Woodlands Edge is no typical new-build estate. With its own private woodland, tennis court, ponds and an allotment for every household, the development is leading the way in the future of eco-housing. The development has been created by