Natural stone – Why it’s a sustainable material Responsible materials selection is one of the most important steps in creating a sustainable home. However determining what materials are most sustainable when building or renovating your home can be a minefield. For centuries, natural stone has been a popular choice for use internally and externally in…
Estimating Services Case Study Destroying your most precious asset in order to create your dream home is a scary and courageous thing to do. But that’s just what this Oxfordshire couple did to their old, dilapidated 1960’s family home. Initially they worked up designs with their architectural practice, Anderson Orr Architects. Then they secured planning…
How to Build a Sustainable Home Part 1: Fabric Planning to create a sustainable house for your family to live in? Whether you’re building an energy efficient home from scratch, or carrying our eco-friendly renovations. You need to begin by considering the fabric of your building. The way your new or existing property is constructed…
Are wood burning stoves environmentally friendly? Are wood burners carbon neutral? Serious questions have recently been asked about the carbon footprint of wood burning stoves. In fact, it is one of the most frequent queries our heating advice team get. In this blog we’ll seek to clarify whether we think wood burning stoves are good…
Project management – 5 top tips for summer holidays With the summer holidays on the horizon, have you thought about what this means for your building project while you’re away? In this blog we share our 5 top tips for anyone leaving a build project over holiday times – so you can relax while you…
There is no excuse for poor workmanship, but our building project managers come across it all the time. We work with a number of property developers on a regular basis, and often asked by them to oversee the refurbishment and redevelopment of large, older properties. Poor workmanship is often found in these kinds of buildings.…
Challenging and preventing bad building work is an important aspect of our project management service here at CLPM. We’re often asked by potential clients what value we think an independent construction project manager brings to a building project. We think helping to prevent poor building work happening is an important part of our work. Every…
CLPM are presenting at the NSBRC Passivhaus Workshop Are you planning a Passivhaus project? If so, you might be interested to come along to a Workshop being held in Swindon this weekend. CLPM are presenting at the NSBRC Passivhaus workshop this weekend. This is being held in partnership with the Passivhaus Trust Tickets are…
CLPM – New Office on Micklefield Hall Estate After almost 5 years at our old offices at Scotsbridge House, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve now moved out to the nearby area of Sarratt. The CLPM head office team are now based around 1.5 miles outside Rickmansworth. Only a couple of minutes drive away…
Best Heating System for a New Build Determining what is the best heating system for a new build home can be a confusing and daunting process. For one thing, the choice of energy sources is wider than ever before. New build homes can now be heated using mains gas, oil, wood, LPG and electricity, as…