Green Building Store’s building team is undertaking a retrofit of a mill building to turn it into an energy efficient and comfortable office space. Read the first blog on the project, outlining the ‘box within a box’ timber frame strategy.
As described in our previous blog, the timber frame upper storey was connected to our masonry ground floor, We worked closely with timber frame manufacturer SMS Timber Frame, a local …
Blog outlining strategies to minimise thermal bridging and maximise airtightness when installing windows in energy efficient retrofit projects
Members of the Green Building Store team share their thoughts and reflections on the 2020 online UK Passivhaus conference.
Every year we support and supply hundreds of building projects around the UK. We have accumulated a huge amount of experience of what makes a successful selfbuild or retrofit project. Here we share some tips which we hope will help your project be as successful as possible.
Blog by Green Building Store Director Bill Butcher outlining the window installation detailing on our Holmfirth deep retrofit project.
Green Building Store is lending its voice to campaigns to cut VAT on retrofit building work. In this blog we look at the environmental and economic arguments for cutting VAT for retrofits and feature two campaigns calling on the UK Government to act.
How-to guide to insulation and airtightness strategies for a suspended timber floor. Advice on how to access the floor, from both below and above, with a list of the airtightness products needed to complete the project.
After carrying out an extensive retrofit of his own home, Paul Testa, from Paul Testa Architecture, discusses the benefits of retrofitting and the key things to consider before you start.
As well as addressing the efficiency of the fabric of your home, another important way to reduce bills is to improve the efficiency of your lighting and heating systems.