Friday 27th (ONLINE) & Saturday 28th (IN PERSON) May 2022

Passivhaus Workshop
Online on Friday & at the National Selfbuild & Renovation Centre, Swindon (just off J16 M4) on Saturday
9am-5pm

This Passivhaus Workshop is being run in partnership with the Passivhaus Trust and is a FREE online and in-person event depending on which day you attend! It will be held online via Zoom (THIS Friday) and at the National Selfbuild & Renovation Centre in Swindon, (Saturday) where there is 67,000 sqft of exhibits from getting self-build finance, plot searching,and foundations all the way through to choosing the right bathroom for your home. There are also full size houses, educational tours and a cafe.

The concept of Passivhaus is to prioritise low energy usage together with high comfort and good indoor air quality in any type of building. We spend almost 70% of our time at home, so buildings play an important part in our health and wellbeing.

If you want the following in your newbuild home, then this is the right event for you:

• comfortable temperatures that are easily maintained whatever the weather using very little energy
• constant fresh filtered air
• 90% reductions in energy needed for heating
• a rigorous quality control process requiring craftsmanship and buildings that are built with care
• a Passivhaus seal of approval guaranteeing certainty of performance

The most successful and cost-effective way of achieving Passivhaus is by incorporating the standard before your designs are complete. It’s also useful if the Passivhaus elements are included in your planning application.

Featuring guided educational tours and real life case studies, this is an event not to be missed by anyone interested in Passivhaus. You need to register to get your Zoom Link for the Friday online event and register for your FREE TICKETS to attend the Saturday event, to save £12/person on the door.

11th-12th June 2022

10am-5pm (4.30pm Sunday)

The Build It Live! shows are practical self-build exhibitions, taking place annually in two locations around the country and brought to you from the experts behind Build It Magazine.

• Build It Live! Midlands: 11th - 12th June 2022 - Stand B36 and The Naked House stand located at Bicester Heritage Event Centre, Buckingham Road, Bicester, OX27 8AL - here is a map.This show is very near to Graven Hill, the largest self-build and custom-build project of it's kind in the UK so even more exciting if you're still looking for a plot of land in the area!
  
• Build It Live! South East: 4th - 5th February 2023 - located at the award-winning Kent Event Centre, Kent Showground, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JFlooking for a plot of land in Oxfordshire. There may also be bus tours to the site during the show.

Designed to help you find everyday solutions to manage your home building or renovation project, the Build It Live! shows offer bespoke advice, hundreds of exhibitors and plenty of products to browse, all in one place.

• you can book 1:1 appointments with industry experts
• see a mini-new build at 1st Fix stage at the Naked House
  
• attend FREE seminars and workshops covering lots of core topics
• listen to self-builders talking about their real-life projects
• source plots and advice from Land Zone
• book and get advice on project costs with an expert estimator

We will be presenting a workshop on the Friday entitled:

'Heat Pump Ventilation: reduce energy bills, boost air quality and bypass a formal heating system'

This will zoom in on what heat recovery ventilation is and how you could go a step further with Heat Pump Ventilation providing space heating, cooling and hot water too!

We will also be involved in the Eco Heating Panel Debate with other industry specialists at 11.40am on each day of the show, so come armed with your burning heating questions! There will be full timetables on the workshop and seminar programs on the What's On page of the Build It Website.

If you want to take advantage of both days there is normally discounted accommodation for visitors, so do check out the information on the Build It Live! website. To see just how useful the shows are, click on the picture below for a 30 second video from happy visitors to the previous shows!

Don't forget to book your FREE tickets saving £12pp on the door! 

Dream it… Plan it… Design it… Build it!

Photo below shows the Naked House Stand where a demonstration of the Heat Pump Ventilation System wiill be running.

Open Year Round - Thursday to Sunday
By Appointment Only

Build It Education House
11 Foundation Square, Graven Hill, BICESTER, OX25 2AQ.

The Build It House is a pioneering real-life self build designed as an educational tool that will give self-builders a unique insight into the process of creating their own bespoke home.

Build It wanted to make sure that they were bringing their readers the very best advice and ideas – whether that’s in the magazine, online or at their live shows. They thought what better way could there be to do that, than to build their own home.

The Build It Education house, although beautifully-finished, isn't just a show home, but an innovative education space that gives self-builders a unique insight into the process of self building.

From the earliest sketch designs through to core structural decisions and the final snagging checks, they have shared the detailed journey of how a home building project goes together. Not just the highs, but the lows and most valuable lessons they learned along the way.

Read more about why they specified the HPV Series to cover their heat recovery ventilation, heating, cooling and hot water needs. You can book an appointment to experience the house yourself, (you can also call our sales department on 0345 260 0123 for someone to meet you there) or you can immerse yourself in an interactive 3D house tour.

Open All Year Round
Monday- Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10-4pm

Elsworth, PassivHaus Show Home
Potton Self Build Show Centre, Mill Lane, Little Paxton, St Neots, PE19 1RG

 

19th February / 18th June / 13th August / 12th November 2022, 9am-5pm

ECO Workshop - design, planning & sustainability
National Selfbuild & Renovation Centre, Swindon (just off J16 M4)

Whether your motivation is saving the environment or saving money, the programme of Eco Workshops should have the answers you’re looking for!

You should gain a wealth of independent and informed advice and information on the latest energy-efficient technologies, products and services; sustainability; environmentally responsible building principals and retrofitting of existing properties.

Each of the Eco Workshops focuses on a particular phase or aspect of energy-efficient homebuilding, so you can pick and choose which workshops to attend that are most relevant to your particular project.

Apart from a representative from Total Home Environment being there, industry experts will be on hand throughout the day to provide you with the opportunity to discuss your green ideas, designs and any plans you have for your home. One-to-one appointments will be available to book in the main Piazza.  

Saturday 12th February is zeroing-in on design, planning and sustainability and will be held at the centre.

Attendees will enjoy masterclass talks, panel discussions, live demonstrations and guided tours. EcoWorkshop tickets are free but booking is essential along with wearing a face mask and having headphones if you want to join the any of the tours.

Here is a timetable the 12th February Eco Workshop, to assist you in booking your 1:1 Expert slots - book a slot with us as soon as you arrive, as slots get booked up fast!

We will be presenting a seminar at 11am entitled:

Don't forget to book a slot with us to talk about your project, as soon as you arrive, as slots get booked up fast!

Due to COVID-19 you MUST book your free tickets, bring a facemask/shield and check that you are eligible to visit via the centre's COVID-19 Guidelines. You also might find it reassuring to take a lateral flow test before travelling to the centre.