The story so far.

Since planning was granted in February 2010, our architects have been involved in a slow negotiation to get agreement to use Vrogrum Solborg double glazed siding sash windows for the front […]

This entry is about the windows, planning conditions and conservation.  It is split into two parts as it quite a long entry!  Photos to follow.

The planning permission for the project was granted on 25 February […]

Back in September we opened the project up as part of Eco Open Houses . Eco Open Houses is an award winning event in Brighton and Hove run by Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Low Carbon Trust that aims to inspire the uptake of energy efficiency by opening up houses that demonstrate best practice [...]

Here’s a little bit of house biog. The Nook, 3 Lovers Walk was built around 1895 and overlooks Preston Park in the Preston Village conservation area.  The house is owned by Two Piers House Co-operative , who house around 120 people in 6 properties.  On their website, Two Piers describes the history of the house: “The Nook on Lovers [...]

We’ve finished our project now, other than the installation of the monitoring equipment which goes in next Monday.  Will be adding various posts about different key stages in the project from the last few months – hope you enjoy! After months of waiting for the bureaucracy of the project to be resolved the project finally [...]