After discovering a drain and inspection chamber that had not been picked up in the original survey, we had to re-think our approach to the foundations of the extension. The delay in pouring the foundations until they were approved by the building inspector meant delays to work because the process of meeting with the inspector [...]

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Excitingly work has begun on Passfield Drive. Because the work will take place with the residents remaining in their home it was important to locate a container nearby which for brief periods during construction will be used as storage for the residents furniture. On visiting the site the contractors were busy digging trenches around the [...]

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The existing boiler will be retained and converted to work with the new solar hot water system With both retrofit projects bere:architects are aiming to achieve an Enerphit certification. Enerphit is a new Passivhaus standard aimed specifically at retrofits. Enerphit recoginses the difficulty of achieving a full Passivhaus standard in existing buildings without excessive cost [...]

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On Thursday the 3rd of June BSRIA conducted draught tests on the existing buildings of both bere:architects’ Retrofit For The Future projects. I went along to explain to the tenants what was being done and so that I could also pick up on discussions that the practice directors had before I became involved in the [...]

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