We have added a few pages on storage solutions recently, and had some comments that we hadn’t covered storage containers.
Our page on storage around the home, office storage and garage storage > has a lot of useful advice and tips on how to reorganise your space. This can also include food storage although we [...]
World’s biggest event for sustainable green building, DIY, architecture, and living.
2 – 4 March 2010 at Earls Court London.
Ecobuild has:
100 free seminars
1000 suppliers’ stands
Conference with famous people
Speakers include Joan Ruddock, lots more
Cityscape & Ecobuild Installer – for builders, DIY fans and developers
Commentators at Ecobuild Arena
Sponsored by RIBA, BRE
Free registration for invitation >
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We have been very busy putting up new pages.
We did a section on finance, looking at ways to finance property and building projects. This included personal finance, business finance, mortgage refinance, remortgages, mortgages, loans and other finance and money advice. This could be money, loans or mortgages for architecture, building, remodeling, refurbishment, extensions, major DIY, [...]
Very good 2009 show. Friday was packed, with the talks well attended. Staff at Buildstore, the organisers, said they added more eco exhibits this year in response to last year’s Big Green Home Show. They also added a section outside, the Outdoor Living Zone, to the rear of BuildStore’s National Self Build & Renovation Centre [...]
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Reminder – Fri 23rd – Sun 25th Oct – The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon
Great show in Swindon centre off the M4 junction 16. See main blog about this
Free tickets >
Many exhibitors and advice sessions at this great exhibition in Swindon off the M4.
It is an eco and green show for self builders, DIY fans, and small scale developers.
Get more info and tickets at The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon – The Big Green Home Show >
We had a visit to this fine castle in Kent, England. We have many images, please have a look at our image gallery for this building. There are also image folders for exteriors and interiors as well as the actual building.
Leeds Castle – stone building – Kent UK >
See also our page on Building DIY [...]
For more images of Changi Airport Singapore >
Changi Airport Singapore is a great airport for the user – very spacious, green, fast to get through, and clean.
It has nearly a thousand (919 when built) energy saving skylights (ventilation flaps), a butterfly garden, koi pond and over 200 species of mostly tropical plants and trees.
It [...]
We visited the Grand Design 2009 exhibition at Excel London, it was very good.
We have images from it at our new large image photo section in our main website at BuildingDIY photo image library
In four sections:
Build
Gardens
Kitchens and Bathrooms
Interiors
Build was the least busy which indicates the ‘wannabe’ nature of the Grand Designs program. Drool after the [...]