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New Artwork by Priscilla
At the end of January we laid out barrier fencing to show on site where the Hub will go. We were thrilled that our drawings on paper actually fitted where we thought they would on the ground! Over the following weeks the storms blew everything down, which was amazing. I thought the holes in barrier…
Bird’s Eye View
Kuba has just sent me these two stunning visualisations of the new building. The first, viewed from the South-East, shows the solar panels along the south roof, and the wonderful entrance staircase. The second, viewed from the North-West, shows the link to the church, with the kitchen nearest. Meanwhile Sally…
One step closer…
The Straw Bale Project Team had its second meeting last night and there was a real sense of making progress. The Diocesan Advisory Committee (the group that will give us the go-ahead on the project) have confirmed their visit on 28 January, so we were keen to get everything ready for them. Over the next…
Rising up on Trinity Rise
Do come to our Open Day this Thursday 14th June at 4 to 7.30pm. Tulse Hill Straw Build, Holy Trinity Church, SW2 2QP
Conventional Build Carbon Footprint: 400 tonnes. Our Build: MINUS 479 tonnes.
An average 85m2 UK home of brick and concrete is said to release 68 tonnes CO2 in construction. For a building like ours of 643m2, we would expect to release something like 450 tonnes with conventional construction. Using Alternative Construction the picture is more like this (from the ground up): Crushed Concrete MOT Type-1: Waste…