July 27, 2009
Sussex company flushed with success
9:00pm Sunday 26th July 2009
A Sussex company is feeling flushed with success after its new eco loos won a top design award.
The loos, dubbed the greenest in Sussex, were designed by a Bolney-based business.
Bosses at Mid Sussex District Council were bowled over by the sustainable toilets at the South of England Centre, Ardingly.
The council has given architects Ecotecture one of its coveted sustainability awards for its work on the project at the agricultural showground near Haywards Heath.
It is designed to look like a giant seed pod to fit into its rural setting and its waterless urinals help conserve water.
The toilet block harvests rainwater from the roof which is heated with solar panels and stored in a super-insulated tank.
The block’s air vents are controlled by the heat of the sun and sheep’s wool is used to help insulate the building.
Jake White, of Ecotecture, said: “The result is the greenest and most environmentally-conscious we could achieve without costing any more than a non-green version.”
July 14, 2009
We are pleased to see that an independent voice in construction and building design industry has stepped up and confronted the government on there green building policies. Grand Designs and Kevin McCloud are fronting the Great British Refurb, a campaign to enable the public to feasibly refurbish there own properties without becoming a green building financial martyr.
This has come at a time when the latest revision to the building regulations have made the decision to exclude mandatory improvements to whole households, when carrying out minor works such as extensions and loft conversions. This may make far more sense in the long run, all stick and no carrot is not the approach to improve our buildings stock.
All members of the Ecotecture team have signed up to the petition on the GBR website and we would encourage you to do so too. Lets change the way we look at building from the top down! See the link below:-
www.greatbritishrefurb.com
July 1, 2009
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