House Planning Help Podcast
Ben Adam-Smith
If you want to build a house, where would you start?
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Oct 10, 2019 • 27min
HPH266 : How to invest sweat equity into a project while maintaining quality – with Ajay Boardman and Nigel Bowley
Client Ajay Boardman and her builder/carpenter Nigel Bowley share their experience of working together on her self build project. In addition to project managing Ajay is labouring for Nigel. We look at why this relationship has worked well and consider how much money she is saving. Check out the show notes for more information.
Oct 6, 2019 • 31min
HPH265 : Preserving the beauty of a building while renovating to EnerPHit standard – with Jonathan Kearns
Jonathan Kearns of Kearns Mancini Architects, describes how he tackled a high performance retrofit of a century-old building. Check out the show notes for more information.
Sep 25, 2019 • 46min
HPH264 : Your forever home lifestyle - with Mark Siddall from LEAP
Mark Siddall from LEAP explains his framework the 'Forever Home Lifestyle' and how he uses it with his clients. Check out the show notes for more information.
Sep 8, 2019 • 38min
HPH263 : A step-by-step EnerPHit retrofit of a mid-terrace home – with Harry Paticas from Arboreal Architecture
Harry Paticas of Arboreal Architecture explains why care and hard work have been so important to the retrofit of his 1978 mid-terrace townhouse. Check out the show notes for more information.
Sep 2, 2019 • 39min
HPH262 : Where do you put a low energy Cube micro home? – with Mike Page
Dr Mike Page explains how The Cube micro home project developed and why land availability turned out to be a major issue for those that liked the idea of tiny house living. Check out the show notes for more information.
Aug 21, 2019 • 37min
HPH261 : Reducing construction waste and reusing materials – with Duncan Baker-Brown
Duncan Baker-Brown from BBM Sustainable Design explains how we can reduce waste on our projects, given a little more time and with a different approach on site. With the construction industry being such a big contributor of annual waste, he also shares strategies for how we could transform things if we treat buildings as material banks, which are built with deconstruction in mind. Check out the show notes for more information.
Aug 15, 2019 • 36min
HPH260 : What's the difference between a self build and a speculative development? – with Mark Stevenson
Managing Director of Potton Homes, Mark Stevenson, looks at how self build, custom build and speculative development differ. Check out the show notes for more information:
Jul 29, 2019 • 40min
HPH259 : Constructing the masonry superstructure of Portree Passivhaus – with Mike Coe
Mike Coe has a progress report from Portree Passivhaus, which is now almost watertight. We pick up the story as the groundworks begin and look at some of the challenges as the superstructure has gone up. Check out the show notes for more information.
Jul 19, 2019 • 34min
HPH258 : Using a turn-key design and build company to deliver an ecological home – with Neil Sutherland
Neil Sutherland explains how using a design, manufacture and delivery company can give you a better quality of construction. Check out the show notes for more information.
Jul 6, 2019 • 25min
HPH257 : 4 ways a self build project can go wrong – with Ben Adam-Smith
Explore the challenges faced in self-build projects including running out of money, relationship breakdowns, and potential problems like disagreements with partners and managing stress. Additionally, get a progress update on a construction project and check out upcoming videos and features on ecological housing and health.
