Public visits to and use of to the property will be broadly under two quite separate categories:
To promote the ordinary lay-person being able to experience the simpler benefits of houses built to these standards; and whilst here we will attempt to inform you of all relevant info we can think of pitching it at your level of understanding. You can of course set us a brief on what you wish us to focus on.
With some provisos extensions can also be built with the same principles and similar benefits may be achievable. A super efficient extension on a draughty old ancient house may seem perverse but one issue in Britain perhaps we underestimate is how as our citizens reach older age their incomes may reduce just when their tolerance of colder conditions as they transit 50s, also reduce. In other words moving largely into a super~insulated warmer extension for the few coldest winter months may be one way that health and comfort can be maintained with fairly minimal inconvenience, and massively reduced winter heating costs for our ageing population.
We will have a range of talks that are aimed at the lay person here soon
And we will facilitate people to make use of the house perhaps with their own meetings or activities, so seeing the house in action.... The lounge and part of the greenhouse combined could accomodate 15 people adequately. In the summer the patio area is very pleasant.
Some general intro films for the lay visitor will go here soon. XXX
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The house, and david as expert, will be available for visits and other activities if wished by people in building, energy, and design - in short the specialist visits and tours. And please do come with jousting lances sharpened - we want the knowledge debated and argued.
We would particularly like some local "opinion formers" as they say, media, and councillors and Mayors over to show what affordable solutions we may aim for....
The following films were taken 24th November 2015 of an almost unprepared talk, no-notice, to passing band of architects.... we think it beautifully sums up if you can follow some of the tech, many of the issues involved.
N.B. The house isn't quite finished yet.......... we feel matters climate change are too important for libel cases so be gentle on us...
Over a dozen segments of film: the one big hour long specialists tour being uploaded (HMG lies on rural broadband ever being any good.....are just that)
A sequence of Youtube videos in a "playlist" of The Architects Tour (and debate) click on link:
The Youtube playlist of video segments (not all linked until early December)
The rest of this hour long tour will be added now until the last week in November
And the missed bits will be in an audio podcast ...soon.....
