Windows & doors

Stunning South Downs Self Build surpasses Sustainable Homes Code

Energy Efficient home The Pump House on the South Downs

According to the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA), when asked, two of the most common reasons that self builders want to create their own home are to create …

19th January 2024

A Window into the Schools of the Future

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Case Study: Sciennes School Annexe, Edinburgh Our mission is to create buildings that thrive and are comfortable and healthy places to be. A comfortable, healthy living space can have many …

19th December 2023

Community building should take pride in its nomination

The Proud Place, Manchester

Case Study: The Proud Place, LGBT+ Centre, Manchester  This week it’s the 2023 AJ Architecture Awards, and one of the nominations in the Community and Faith (up to £2m) Category, …

20th November 2023

Green Building Store launches its most energy efficient windows and door range ever

Green Building Store's high performance windows and doors

November 4th, 2022 Today, low energy and Passivhaus experts, Green Building Store, has released its new range of windows and doors with its highest ever energy efficiency, airtightness, security and …

4th November 2022

Passivhaus barn conversion

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An agricultural farm building converted into a Passivhaus certified home through ‘box within a box’ timber frame construction inside the existing building.

20th April 2022

Passivhaus selfbuild, Herefordshire

PROGRESSION windows and ULTRA Lift & Slide door at Passivhaus selfbuild Herefordshire

A Passivhaus corrugated metal-clad 3 bed ‘upside-down’ house has been designed by Architect-clients and features PROGRESSION windows, ULTRA doors and an MVHR system from Green Building Store.

1st March 2022

Shepherds Barn EnerPHit Plus

Shepherds Barn EnerPHit Credit Mark Siddall

Retrofit barn conversion, to the EnerPHit (Passivhaus retrofit) standard, which achieved an airtightness result of 0.18 ACH @50Pa and involved constructing a timber frame structure inside the original barn building.

8th January 2022

Whole house retrofit, Cambridgeshire

Save Money My Beautiful Green Home

A hands-on DIY deep retrofit was recently highlighted in Episode 3 of ITV’s series ‘Save Money: My Beautiful Green Home’ and featured triple glazed windows & doors and MVHR from Green Building Store.

1st November 2021

Reform Cottage EnerPHit, Herefordshire

Reform Cottage EnerPHit with ULTRA triple glazed windows and doors

Retrofit Consultant Gervase Mangwana has undertaken a retrofit to the EnerPHit (Passivhaus retrofit) standard on his own home in Herefordshire.

5th October 2021

Caxton House Community Centre, Islington

Green Building Store PERFORMANCE tripled glazed timber windows at Caxton House Community Centre

Green Building Store supplied and installed 45 PERFORMANCE triple glazed timber windows as part of low carbon improvements at the Caxton House Community Centre based in Islington, North London.

13th September 2021

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