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Passive House Design
The concept of curb appeal is not just a real estate buzzword; it’s a powerful and often underestimated aspect of homeownership. Your home’s exterior is the first thing visitors and potential buyers notice, and one of the key elements that can significantly enhance or detract from your property’s overall appearance is your windows. In this...
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What is CLT? Cross laminated timber (CLT) is a type of engineered wood product made from layers of timber boards, which are stacked and glued together at right angles to each other. This cross-lamination technique gives the resulting panel strength and rigidity in both directions, making it an ideal material for construction. CLT panels are...
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Sustainable building is the way of the future. Whilst there are still climate sceptics, limited resources and climate change are necessitating sustainable practices in all parts of life, from recycling to electric cars. The building market is no different. Sustainable housing is playing an increasingly more important part of the solution. Passivhaus design is a...
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Pre-fab (prefabrication) is the process of assembling structural components of a build offsite and transporting either part assembled or fully assembled structures to the construction site where the build is being carried out. For example, for a house build, traditional construction methods include transporting materials, from bricks, timber, cement, sand, steel and more to the...
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What is Passive House Prefab? Passivhaus design is a collection of design principles that are used to create buildings which are thermally stable, comfortable for occupants and are highly energy-efficient regardless of weather conditions. Rather than retrofitting energy-saving products to a traditional build, Passivhaus allows for this within the building structure, through insulation, airtight seals and membranes that...
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