The Retrofit 23 exhibition has opened at the Building Centre and showcases our Reuse Flat project as part of a comprehensive review into the environmental and social benefits of retrofitting existing buildings at scale.
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We have concluded our work on the first phase of the Naturhus project and submitted it to the Just Transition Commission of the Scottish Government. The research demonstrated that timber homes, self-built within greenhouse enclosures, could deliver significant sustainability benefits including very low carbon emissions, very low energy needs for heating, access to homegrown, healthy food and resilient, community-centered lifestyles.
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We have been commissioned to research and develop the Naturhus concept: building homes alongside food growing within a large greenhouse. It is a fascinating idea begun in Sweden in the 1970's and can deliver very low operational carbon, self-build benefits and regenerative water recycling, as well as the pleaure of living very closely with plants.
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