One of the special highlights at the National Home Improvement Show from 28–30 September 2012 at Olympia London, will be the important new Award sponsored jointly by the National Home Improvement Council’s Educational Trust and TrustMark, in conjunction with the show’s organisers.
The National Home Improvement Show is the UK’s leading exhibition for home improvers and brings together high quality suppliers, designers and experts at one, single event. So its ideal for any householder to source ideas and gather inspiration for any proposed energy efficient home improvement project.
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you will also be able to talk to NHIS exhibitors about their involvement in and provisions for the government’s Green Deal initiative, which is to be announced in October. Basically, this is a special finance package designed to help homeowners bring their properties up to carbon saving standards using a local SME to carry out the work.
Five projects up for the new award
There are five, completed and diverse home extensions up for the new Award, which will be presented to the winner and runner up. The projects have been closely assessed and carefully selected by the three awards Judges – Michael Homes, TV property expert and editor-in-chief of Real Home magazine, Andrew Leech, executive director, NHIC Educational Trust and Roman Russocki, chief executive, TrustMark
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Videos of the five projects plus brief comments are short-listed below by the organiser of the National Home Improvement Show award. They can be viewed by clicking on the links provided. They are listed randomly but final placing will be announced at the award presentation at the show on Saturday 29 September 2012.
In no particular order, the Award extension projects are:
Roger Mears & Joanie Speers – converted water mill. Retaining this 200-year old building’s character while changing it into an energy efficient, sustainable family home required special attention to detail. As a result there has been a sympathetic and functional combination of both old materials and latest building technologies.
http://flashpoint2.silverstream.tv/idrop/flashcode.php?vid=1304
Tim Parkinson – glass side extension to a farmhouse. Maximum light is an important feature of this sympathetic green-coloured addition to the old farmhouse. Solar gain through the large areas of glazing also make an essential contribution to energy efficiency and, hopefully, will help reduce the farmhouses’ running costs.
http://flashpoint2.silverstream.tv/idrop/flashcode.php?vid=1302
Leslie Browning & Duncan Tolson – basement renovation. This provides a charming solution to increasing the living area in a family home, without detracting from it’s character. There has been close attention to introducing new energy efficiency and extra comfort levels into this basic Victorian terraced house.
http://flashpoint2.silverstream.tv/idrop/flashcode.php?vid=1300
Stephen Bowler – 70s house remodelled. This stylish modernisation incorporates contemporary systems, techniques and décor into a home which originally was typical of its type and design. It has enhanced the internal surroundings while at the same time introduces positive potential for savings on energy bills.
http://flashpoint2.silverstream.tv/idrop/flashcode.php?vid=1303
Ian & Clare Newman – extended and remodeled Victorian family home. It’s immediately apparent that careful consideration was predominant in maintaining the features of this period, detached house. Renovation and extension has addressed many of the modern requirements for greater comfort plus future potential increases in energy costs.
http://flashpoint2.silverstream.tv/idrop/flashcode.php?vid=1299
More information: www.improveyourhomeshow.co.uk/