Category Archives: Zero Carbon House

Now – Porter’s is a certified Passiv Haus!

Posted on October 7, 2016 by davidl

Hurrah!  We’ve just received formal agreement that Porter’s meets the Passiv Haus – Passive House – standard. So now we’re passive house ID5042.  And the PH organisation across the country is holding Open Days, on Friday 11th to Sunday 13th November. … Continue reading →

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More Publicity!

Posted on February 17, 2014 by davidl

Fame (though not fortune!)  seems to have struck – again.  No sooner had the 6 minutes of BBC fame begun to die down than our local MP, Sir Alan Haselhurst, came to see the house. Together with Dunmow Broadcast reporter … Continue reading →

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It’s catching (on): as heard on BBC

Posted on January 21, 2014 by davidl

Some recent excitement: at very short notice I was contacted by a producer – John Neal – of You and Yours from the BBC.  He’d heard from Touchwood Homes that they had a client who made money from his fuel … Continue reading →

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Wood usage

Posted on January 2, 2014 by davidl

The wood store is relatively impressive – or so people have been kind enough to say. Essentially it’s the space between the two sheds with a corrugated plastic roof over it  and a slatted back so that the air can … Continue reading →

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Week Thirty one to end October ’12

Posted on January 2, 2013 by davidl

There were apologies here because I hadn’t kept this up to date.  So some progress now (end May 2013) at long last! Last autumn and winter we really got very busy indeed and keeping this up to date was a task … Continue reading →

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Weeks Twenty-nine and Thirty

Posted on November 21, 2012 by davidl

Week 30: it wasn’t supposed to take this long!  As mentioned in the previous post, with only one (albeit excellent) plasterer, this phase of the work has taken much longer than originally expected – with the odd day off, extra … Continue reading →

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At the beginning

Posted on November 1, 2011 by davidl

So we’ve decided to build a new house, a zero carbon house.  (See what I mean by this  in the separate section).  If we have to build ourselves a house, then let’s make it a bit different.  After several false … Continue reading →

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