Useful People, Links & Design Tools

We’re always on the lookout for design tools, links and expert insights we can use to help our clients build sustainably with confidence. Here we’ve included a categorised list of everything we’ve come across so far.

We’ll continue to update this post with new resources each month.

People & Organisations

Down to Earth – We’re proud to be working with this award winning social enterprise, who use traditional and sustainable building methods to offer fully accessible and inclusive commercial construction projects to diverse community groups, particularly from ‘hard to reach’ and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Tools

Clay Board Design Tool – Design your own new-build or renovation project and get a complete list of everything you’ll need, send us the list and we’ll complete the process with a quote.

Retrofit Pattern Book – Drawn details for all sorts of insulation/masonry junctions that is incredibly useful for any retrofit project.

This is our ever growing list of installers and the systems they are currently installing.

Baumit Render Installers

Passivshell – Rob Woodhouse & Merl Cunliffe – Somerset/Gloucestershire – Rob’s mobile ‭07487 515932 – Merl’s mobile 07980 742382. Rob & Merl are experts on all of the Baumit systems, including renders and EWI. They are also trained in Ziegel block (Porotherm, Thermoplan, etc.) construction.

Milan Jesensky – 07515 957089 – Milan is based in Ross-On-Wye in Herefordshire.

SD Plastering – Stuart Dormand – 07957 696794 – Stuart is based in Bristol

Greenacre Building – Dan Wakefield – www.greenacrebuilding.co.uk – Dan is based in Yealmpton, South Devon.

Wood-fibre Insulation Installers

Passivshell – Rob Woodhouse & Merl Cunliffe – Somerset/Gloucestershire – Rob’s mobile ‭07487 515932 – Merl’s mobile 07980 742382. Rob & Merl are experts on all of the Baumit systems, including renders and EWI. They are also trained in Ziegel block (Porotherm, Thermoplan, etc.) construction.

Futureproof Building Ltd – Jo Goodey – 07878 344429 – Jo is based in the Totnes area of Devon.

Urbane Eco Ltd. Bristol – Nick Lloyd – 0117 909 8090 www.urbane-eco.co.uk Nick and his team are trained installers of all of the Unger-Diffutherm systems as well as the Baumit renders.

Cleaver Finishings, London. – Scott Cleaver – 07736 830056. Scott is a trained installer of all of the Unger-Diffutherm systems. His speciality is internal insulation and plastering.

Red Co-Operative – Charlie Baker – 07976 793795 – www.red.coop – Charlie is based in Manchester

Bristol Sustainable Building Company – Dan – 07809 409607 – http://www.bristolsustainablebuilding.co.uk – Dan is based in Bristol.

Greenacre Building – Dan Wakefield – www.greenacrebuilding.co.uk – Dan is based in Yealmpton, South Devon.

Red Kite – Jules & Nico – www.redkitebuild.com – Jules & Nico are based in Somerset but also cover projects in Devon and the South West.

Lithotherm underfloor heating installers

Overall Construction (South East) Ltd – Andrew Pelczarski – 07739 287533 – Andrew is based near Brighton but works in and around London