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  Proving that green can be beautiful

  We are delighted to announce that Plummerwood has won the 2012 Scottish Home Awards Architectural Excellence Award (Single Dwelling).
  
  An Eco-house that wins a national Architectural Excellence award is a rarity but not unique. Gaia achieved this 20 years ago with the Weem House (UK House of the Year 1992).
  
  http://www.scottishhomeawards.com/
  

  Projects like this…

  Plummerswood - Active House

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  Post Occupancy Evaluation of Plummerswood

  Gaia Research is Lead partner in-an depth assessment of the performance of Plummerswood house, which is part of the UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Building Performance Evaluation programme. This research will result in a report on the user experiences and monitored findings for the passive standard house, built from Brettstapel mass timber, completed in 2011. The goal of the TSB in-depth studies is to ensure that the UK construction industry is better placed to understand the performance of a range of different building types, design strategies, construction methods and occupancy patterns, and the relative contribution of various factors to the eventual overall performance of buildings. This understanding is intended to enable the construction industry to meet the government aim of all new buildings being carbon-neutral by 2016 (domestic) and 2019 (non-domestic). Gaia Research, and their partners in the monitoring are particularly keen to investigate the moisture buffering performance of the structure and finishes, the effectiveness of the MVHR in creating a good indoor environment and the implications in terms of energy compared to local occupant control. To date the monitoring has reviewed build quality and handover, and the energy and internal environmental conditions, under occupant and automatic control conditions over a short period.
  

  Projects like this…

  Plummerswood - Active House

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  Glentress receives Gold Green Tourism Award

  Forestry Commission Scotland’s flagship centre, Glentress Peel, has been given a Gold star rating in the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
  
  The gold star rating is the highest possible within the scheme and is acknowledgement that the visitor centre development is built and managed on eco-friendly principles.
  
  Andrea Nicholas, Manager of Green Tourism Business Scheme:
  
  "We're delighted to award Forestry Commission Scotland with the Gold award for its stunning Glentress Peel development.
  
  "Not only does the building look fantastic, it is also very practical
  for the outdoor visitors that it caters for. The Commission has approached the whole development on sustainable principles and its green credentials are just what we would like to see replicated elswhere."
  
  http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebPressReleases/C0345B2FC428767380257A0C002E43AD
  

  Projects like this…

  Glentress Visitor Centre & Masterplan