Bucking the Trend
We reveal the mysteries of how to design and build better homes. The Racecourse Estate in Houghton le Spring is an anomaly. It is to say the least a very...
Category: Technology + Construction
Cragside Hydro
Hydropower returns to Cragside nearly 140 years after it became the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. Cragside is the ‘palace of a modern magician’ (1)....
Green Fingers
Two recently installed living walls in Newcastle bring a touch of green to the urban realm. This is my favourite time of year. The garden, dormant for too many months,...
Bale Frenzy!
I take a course in straw bale building and learn about the myths and misconceptions of this natural construction material. As a kid growing up in rural Northumberland, I have...
Not So Hot : Thermographic Imaging of a Newcastle Terraced House
I put my own house to the test with a Thermographic Camera and find it falling short! Our recent post on thermal comfort, ‘How Warm Is Your House?‘, got me...
Biomass District Heating in Northumberland
A recently installed district heating network is helping to provide a Grade 1 listed country house with sustainable energy from the estate’s woodlands. Estate owner John Trevelyan talked me through...
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