Nottingham Energy Partnership operates as a social enterprise, supporting households, organisations and communities in reducing fuel poverty and carbon emissions. They are currently looking for building surveyors who would be happy to undertake and write up short reports on energy saving opportunities in community buildings. As a committed environmental charity, they are looking for people with strong green ideals, who really want to see their work resulting in carbon and cost savings in these community buildings, rather than profit driven companies. For further information please contact Jerome Baddley on jerome.b@nottenergy.com.
Posted in AECB general news on May 7th, 2013 by emma
We are keen to increase the range of members’ projects featured within our gallery on the Home Page of the new website. The selection criteria for projects to be included are those which have won a formal award from a building competition (national or local); or obtained Certification (ie AECB Silver; EnerPHit; PH); BREEAM Certified; or that the project has one year’s measured energy data entered into the Low Energy Buildings database, etc. Please send your image(s) in a JPG format (1000 to 1500 pixels wide preferably) to gill@aecb.net with full details of how the project meets our selection criteria. » Read More
Posted in AECB Latest News on May 7th, 2013 by emma
Three years of experience with thermographic imaging and airtesting on all kinds of buildings have led AECB member Paul Buckingham to the depressing conclusion that almost without exception, buildings in this country are shoddily assembled and fail to meet the standards set. What is worse, the prevailing ethos seems not to be ‘how well can we build?’, but ‘how quickly and cheaply can we get these boxes ticked?’ In the latest AECB soapbox, Paul shares some of his horror stories, and calls for an enforcement regime which delivers real, as opposed to imaginary, construction standards. » Read More
Posted in AECB Latest News, Soapbox on May 2nd, 2013 by emma
The AECB’s EcoBuilding Conference and AGM is being held on 12th and 13th July 2013 at the University of Bradford. The AGM business will be dealt with at 9.00am (provisional time and to be confirmed) on 13th July and AECB members are invited to attend. The Agenda can be found on the website here with the Annual Report (including the report of the Chairman) and accounts for the period. For full details of this exciting and stimulating conference please click here. If you wish to attend you are encouraged to book as soon as possible as numbers are limited. Please note that any » Read More
Posted in AECB Latest News on April 19th, 2013 by emma
Old House Eco Handbook shows homeowners, architects and builders how to make houses – be they medieval and timber-framed, Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian – energy efficient and low carbon without devaluing future sustainability or character. In their new book, the authors Marianne Suhr and Roger Hunt consider the knock-on effects of eco improvements to a building in relation to everything, from improved airtightness and thermal insulation to the installation of solar panels. The Old House Eco Handbook (9780711227729) is available to AECB members at a special offer price of £24 (inc UK P&P) – please call Bookpoint on 01235 400400 » Read More
Posted in General News on April 6th, 2013 by emma
The Ecology Building Society have launched an updated C-Change sustainable homes scheme, offering interest rate discounts of up to 1.25% on mortgages for homes that meet recognised energy standards. The new scheme gives pride of place to homes built using the Passivhaus method – an internationally recognised standard for low energy buildings. The C-Change sustainable homes discounts include the new EnerPHit standard, which has been developed for retrofits (energy efficient refurbishments) using Passivhaus principles. The Society has also increased its maximum loan-to-value on residential and shared ownership properties to 90%, to enable it to support more people to build, buy » Read More
Posted in General News on April 6th, 2013 by emma
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website www.aecb.net. Please take a moment to visit the site and check your member profile entry to ensure that all of the content is correct and make any updates. Please sign in with your username and password to update your profile. make any amendments or renew. If you need a reminder of these details please email emma@aecb.net. We are keen to increase the range of members’ projects featured within our gallery on the Home Page of the new website. The selection criteria for projects to be included are those which » Read More
Posted in AECB Latest News on April 6th, 2013 by emma
Plans are now well advanced for the 2013 AECB Annual Conference with all workshops planned and speakers on board so if you haven’t booked your place yet then click here. For details about the AGM, please click here. Click here to view some of the presentations from the 2012 AECB Annual Conference
Posted in AECB Latest News on April 6th, 2013 by emma
Sussex’s own thermal imaging specialist Gardner & Scardifield Energy has recently added Spitalfields and now the National House Building Council (NHBC) to its growing list of clients. The NHBC contacted G&S Energy to help verify snagging defects on a new build property covered by the NHBC Buildmark policy. Our thermal imaging inspection was able to identify areas of poorly fitted insulation, missing cavity seals, air and moisture ingress and faults in underfloor heating quickly and without extensive intrusion. G&S Energy thermal imaging services include equipment condition monitoring, solar photovoltaicinspections and commercial and residential building surveys. For more information please visit » Read More
Posted in AECB member news on April 5th, 2013 by emma
Tooly and Foster Partnership’s carbon neutral development of 16 houses and 12 flats at New Cranes Court in Basildon, for Swan Housing Group, has picked up its third sustainability award, the Sustain Award 2013 for Development; following on from its success in 2012 with Green Apple and Sustainable Housing awards. The judges said of the scheme, “A very strong scheme. Taking it at face value, the average person wouldn’t think it was Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 – which is exactly the point. Architecture with a sense of place – and sustainability – deeply embedded.” The New Cranes Court » Read More
Posted in AECB member news on April 5th, 2013 by emma
