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PUBLISHER Anthony Parker
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FROM THE EDITOR... Hi and welcome to your March/April edition of Selfbuilder + Homemaker.
The sun is shining, and despite the worrying developments in Ukraine, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic closer to home. With everyone trying to reduce carbon emissions towards our national ‘net zero’ goals, self-builders are in a fantastic position to make a huge difference.
From heat pumps and PVs to thermal mass, Passivhaus and triple-glazing, many self-builders have already shown the way forward when it comes to using their design as a means to reduce not only their carbon emissions, but also their household bills.
And even better, some eco-homes can even function as ‘mini-power stations,’ constructed with such a high performance building fabric and spec that they can actually export electricity back to the grid. The outlay may be slightly higher on such ‘carbon positive’ homes, but the long-term payback, for owners and the planet, is infi nitely more
This is part of the reason why we decided to do some reader research to discover your eco aspirations, and your experience so far, when it comes to creating a home which could dramatically reduce your environmental impact, and your cost of living. Check your inbox for an email asking you to participate in our survey, or go to to page to fi nd a code which you can scan with your phone to take you direct to it. It won’t take long to complete, and you could even win a £250 Amazon voucher (maybe towards some extra eco-tech for your build)?
The survey will be completely anonymous, but will be a really important insight into what your current hopes, challenges and issues are, when it comes to building homes that will be more sustainable for you, and our global environment. We hope you will be keen to participate in this study!
JAMES PARKER
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