At the end of 2017 we started a renovation & extension project working on a semi detached house in Hove which involved a good sized extension to the rear of the property, opening up the back of the house into a large open plan space for entertaining, cooking and enjoying the garden. This project involved building the extension (and rebuilding …
Federation of Master Builders
As a member of the Federation of Master Builders “the UKs largest trade association in the construction industry” they come by to review our projects and make sure that we “make the grade” in terms of being a master builder. They also host the national Federation of Master Builders Annual awards and this year here is the write up from …
10 Top Tips – guest blog…
Hindsight is a wonderful thing! Clients Rachel & Robin Goldberg appointed us to repair their roof and convert the loft into a new master bedroom with ensuite. They took on some of the work themselves, and in this second guest blog post they share 10 tips based on their self-build experience. When the work’s all finished and you’re thrilled with …
Awards Season
So – we might have mentioned it before – but we have been nominated for a few awards this year – The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards 2016 – in the built environment category – in fact we (Fran and I) are going up to the awards ceremony tomorrow night to see if we win!! To be honest having looked at …
Shortlisted in Guardian Sustainable Business Awards
Well – this is really exciting – but we’ve been shortlisted in the Built Environment section of The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards: Built Environment – An award for innovative redevelopments or new-build projects that are at the leading-edge of approaches to reducing the built environment’s negative environmental impacts and raising its positive social impacts. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/14/announcing-the-2016-guardian-sustainable-business-awards-shortlist We’re up against some pretty …
Green House Cleaning and De-cluttering Tips – Guest Blog
At a certain point you might get tired of flooding your house with chemicals while busy home cleaning. In this case you should start thinking about your home as well as the environment, and thinking of natural and green ways to get the home clean. And then thinking of some methods to keep the home clean. You are not limited …
View From a Wingtip – Preview & Leaf 01
Preview A change of viewpoint for this Bright Green Homes blog: Alex is deep in running our green and ethical contracting company in this tough (carbon centric) economy and riding the ebb and flow of any normal business. Meanwhile I am winging along a bit easier these days, so I’m* going to take over the blog slot and also broaden the subject …
Eco-Renovation – Part IX
So – here we are in the sunny month of May – even though it was raining buckets earlier today… The project has moved on another few steps to our goal and the house has really taken shape. Now the extension is up, the room in the roof just awaiting it crowning glory window we were able to build the …
Ecorenovation IV
So – update for Part IV – this is in the second half of December
Eco-renovation in pictures III
Part III of our ecorenovation in pictures,