I’ve been writing water saving suggestions into my architectural urban regeneration and domestic projects for years and well before the building regulations AD Part G 2016. It’s good practice to consider water saving measures, even though most developers /small builders don’t think it’s that important. We have to think about it of course, with new housing […]
A historic Yorkshire Dales cottage, renovated to create a low carbon, energy-efficient modern family home, has won a prestigious national award. Smithy Cottage, in Appletreewick, near Skipton, had already won the Yorkshire regional award for “Best conversion or alteration to an existing home” in the LABC Building Excellence Awards (2023). It then progressed to the […]