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Consultancy
Services
Mike Wye & Associates, in partnership with WES Ltd. can offer a
flexible range of advice and consultancy on sustainable construction
principles and methods, allowing you to choose a level of service
to suit your needs. Whether you are thinking about building a house
or office, have already started, or even just wanting to make environmental
improvements to an existing property, we can offer you a bespoke
package to ensure you have the support you require.
Our
services range from: - Concept
stage consultancy and advice on sustainable building methods and materials.
- Design
stage consultancy, individually or with your architect.
- Feasibility
studies and construction briefs.
- Help
and advice on sourcing and specifying materials, as local and sustainable as possible.
- Construction
stage, ongoing consultancy and training.
All
of these services can be carried out through meetings, with you and/or your builder
and architect. This can be done either on site, at our office, over the telephone
or in the form of written reports, depending on your requirements.
How much
will it cost?
As all projects are different, the service required will differ
from job to job, therefore you will need to contact us to discuss
your requirements. Charges can be made by the day or hour, or as
a whole bespoke package. (Discount on our products will be available
to clients using the consultancy service.)
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The
Whole House Book FULLY
REVISED AND UPDATED: The complete sustainable reference tool for architects, builders,
self-builders and enthusiasts. Description
Second edition with fully revised content, 500 full colour illustrations and a
wide selection of international case studies. Authors Pat
Borer is an architect with his own pioneering architectural practice in Mid-Wales.
He has designed many of the buildings at CAT, including the award winning Autonomous
Environmental Information Centre (AtEIC). He is also architect of CAT's latest
project, the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education (WISE). Pat is advisor
to the Walter Segal Cindy
Harris worked at the Centre for Alternative Technology for 17 years. Trained
as a carpenter, she is a strong advocate of timber frame building. She now works
for the Design Commission for Wales and is an honorary member of the Royal Society
of Architects in Wales. She is also advisor to the Walter Segal Self-Build Trust.
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1-90217-522-0 Paperback Publication date April 2005 Retail Price £35.00 Format
Pb - 200mm x 245mm Extent 368pp Illustrations Over 500 colour photographs, diagrams,
charts and tables throughout |
Whether
you're renovating an existing building, adding an extension to your house, or
designing your dream home from scratch, The Whole House Book sets out the ecological
options open to you. From foundations to paint finishes, radical solutions to
compromises you can be comfortable with, Cindy Harris and Pat Borer detail everything
you need to know to design and construct an ecologically sound, environmentally
friendly home, whether you intend to do-it-yourself or contract an architect or
builder to work on your behalf. The
reviews said... This
is the perfect antidote to the 'Changing Rooms' generation. Houses that are built
not with style and a fast buck as the raison d'etre, but to create a home that
is holistic and healthier... Full of photography of dream houses of the ecological
type, it is enough to make you start planning right here right now. New Consumer
Magazine The
second edition of the WHB looks at the complex relationship between the building
and its users, and of course its impact on the local, national and global environment.
The entire book is a wealth of information for anybody, not just selfbuilders,
and delves into every aspect of the house. SelfBuild and Design Magazine
"This excellent
book challenges architects and designers to incorporate sustainable thinking as
well as sustainable technologies into their work." Richard Rogers "Anybody
who is thinking of building their own house, or doing substantial work on an existing
house, should have this book. All builders, architects and planners should have
it too. Those who don't think they would be interested should be encouraged, by
stealth if necessary, to take a look at it. The Whole House Book is both inspirational
and practical. Each house [described within] is a unique solution to somebody's
needs; a place which is not only good for the environment, but for the people
who are going to live in it." The Ecology Building Society "I
had a problem putting it down as it holds a wealth of information." The British
Institute of Architectural Technologists "An
inspiring and challenging book that should be in every college, school and public
library as well as all architect and design practices" The Environment Council
"The ground
that the book covers is greater than, say, Harland's Eco-Renovation, is more practical
than the Natural House Book and more up-to-date than Shelter. The text is concise,
informative and importantly structured to list alternatives in order of ecological
(and structural soundness). The accompanying illustrations are carefully chosen,
useful and earn their place with respect to illuminating the text." Eco Design
"without
parallel... Quite simply, in breadth and depth, no other publication surveys as
much ground or delivers as much straightforward advice... a 'must have'" Roddy
Fairley, Reforesting Scotland 'Key
Read' Regeneration and Renewal Magazine "an
excellent overview of the various possibilities in eco-building..." www.downsizer.net
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