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“we grow houses” visit to an inspirational National Trust property

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Yesterday and it was south-east England. In my “eye spy book” of National Trust properties Speckled Wood / Swanbarn has been in my top ten list for quite a while now. The box has now been ticked having spent two … Continue reading →

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Butterflies and shingles…

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

I have been privileged to work on the Speckled Wood project over the past few years. Speckled Wood is a sustainable new build, built by the National Trust as a home for long-term volunteers. It was designed by Ben Law, … Continue reading →

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Croft Castle – biomass is go!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Way back in 2010 we began to explore the possibility of biomass boilers at Croft Castle. The thinking started relatively modest; replacing a couple of oil tanks and boilers in staff accommodation, to all-encompassing – let’s heat everything at the … Continue reading →

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Fit for the Future: Annual Report 2012 – 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

 We have spent the last week bringing together all of the data on our environmental progress during 2012 – 2013 into the “Fit for the Future Environmental management System Annual Report”. The purpose of this document is to highlight the … Continue reading →

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Dinefwr home farm – environmental treasure house

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Friday morning was spent with Dr Emrys Roberts the new head of the Natural Resources Body for Wales. The new body is the amalgamation of the Forestry Commission, Environment Agency and the Countryside Council for Wales. They have an interesting … Continue reading →

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wood pellet range cooker. i wonder if we have a like for like replacement?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Down in Portsmouth today to look at a Port Marine source heat pump. (but that is another blog) on the way down we popped into the NAPIT renewable energy training centre to view a renewable energy holly grail (well mine anyway) … Continue reading →

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Stackpole Biomass – How are we doing?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Following Keith’s recent blog on the Stackpole biomass system -Welsh biomass, biomass, biomass…makes a change from hydro - we have been conducting a “post occupancy assessment” of the system to check actual performance against the anticipated performance of the big box that … Continue reading →

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