Historic Buildings Consultancy
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Principles of better building - Simplicity, Integrity and Learning.
youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1nQzrV…
A challenge for older buildings that can, must, be met with well thought out retro-fit measures
@asbp_uk @STBA_UK @HistEnvForum @HistoricEngland
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Mortise and tenon tree felling is an advanced technique used by professionals to control a trees fall in tight spaces
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Carbon emissions in making concrete, urban heat, dredging rivers, estuaries & seabeds for sand to use in concrete - how can we make cleaner concrete? Use less of it? Recycle it? Build to last?
@BBCRareEarth asks how we build a world we want to live in:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029rq…
ALT View of the Shard, London, from the River Thames, surrounded by cranes & buildings of concrete, steel & glass - other than the river, the perfect ingredients for creating an urban heat island, where the concrete, steel & glass absorb the heat during the day & release it slowly at night. During heat waves, the effect of this is unbearable.
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Pubs, planning, listed buildings and an individual’s resistance to change
A very interesting read theguardian.com/news/2024/de…
‘They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable’
‘At the root of the problem are cowboy traders who apply the foam without a full survey or appropriate expertise’
theguardian.com/money/articl…
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England: Staffordshire review – the final word on the nation’s finest buildings theguardian.com/books/articl…
Nelson’s HMS Victory gives scientists vital DNA for battle against deathwatch beetle | Royal Navy | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…
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The Neil May MBE webinar recording on #mould #damp #healthinequalities is now available: tinyurl.com/yesuxscn. All proceeds from the event was donated to @WorldVisionUK & The Birchall Trust.
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The Neil May Award and Memorial Lectures are a testament to someone whose legacy lives on. Neil was instrumental in the development of many progressive initiatives including @SDFoundationUK organisations @asbp_uk, @Good_Homes, @STBA_UK as well as @ukcmb. asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/richar…
The Neil May Memorial Webinar looks at the preventable health problems of #mould #damp and #healthinequalities.
It will look at the current, untenable situation of deaths and illness caused by poor housing, and will discuss how best to move forwards. asbp.org.uk/events/neil-may-…
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The Neil May Memorial Webinar looks at the preventable health problems of #mould #damp and #healthinequalities.
It will look at the current, untenable situation of deaths and illness caused by poor housing, and will discuss how best to move forwards. asbp.org.uk/events/neil-may-…
Richard is honoured to have received the inaugural Neil May Award presented at last weeks @asbp_uk conference
Neil’s legacy continues to inspire and his passion for making buildings healthy for people is the topic of the memorial webinar on 21 March
asbp.org.uk/events/neil-may-… – at South East, England
The winners of the 6th annual #ASBPawards have been announced. A Judges’ Award and People’s Prize in each of the three categories - Projects, Initiatives, and Products. asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/winner…
Tell us: have you installed a heat pump in an older UK home? theguardian.com/environment/…
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All our water should be safe – but our analysis shows that a third of water courses tested in the UK contain medium/high-risk levels of #ForeverChemicals called #PFAS. Write to your MP to #CleanUpPFAS and lower the risk of health conditions such as cancer rsc.org/policy-evidence-camp…
