Here you can read about Visitors of the Centre who have been inspired by the resources at the NSBRC, be it our popular National Self Build and Renovation Shows, or the array of Training Courses and Workshops run throughout the year, many have gone on to successfully complete a construction project. Why not take a look and see how the NSBRC can help you with your project?
Martin & Jane Smethurst
Martin and Jane self built in Milton, a strong conservation area with many surrounding Grade 1 & 2 listed buildings which provided challenges in gaining planning consent.
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Dan Stewart
Dan Stewart, an Architect & Self Builder, built a modern, low energy, 'forever home' in Wembury, South Devon using ICF (insulated concrete formwork). ‘Birdsong’ is designed to the Passivhaus standard, and is certified to the AECB CarbonLite New Build Standard.
Alan Muncaster
Alan completed a major retrofit of his detached bungalow in Weymouth, Dorset. The project included better insulation, photovoltaic systems, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, battery storage, and an air source heat pump, preserving the original floor plan. The bungalow's 82 square meter area saw its Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating rise from D in 2011 to A, significantly lowering imported electricity requirements.
Fraser Besant
Fraser Besant, a self builder and exhibitor at the NSBRC (owner of Ablectrics), undertook his project in Bristol in September 2023, demolishing an existing house to rebuild his family’s forever home using block work construction.
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Tom Evans & Louise Howson #2
Tom and Louise successfully transformed a damp, mouldy, and chilly 1960s bungalow through an EnerPHit renovation. They applied insights gained from NSBRC events, and a prior project, to create a property achieving an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A.
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Charles Vickery
Charles Vickery completed an ICF self build in Berkshire, blending modern features with traditional Georgian styling. The three-storey house appears as two-storeys from the front due to the sloping plot.
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Kate Silvester
Kate Silvester undertook a retrofit and renovation of a 1965 Chalet Bungalow in Pewsey to reduce her heating costs, reduce mould & damp in the property - and to help save the planet.
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