The article, 'Going green in 2015? Here's what you might need', written by Katie Puckett, discusses specifying sustainable materials within new builds, a circular economy 'in which everything is reused or recycled', and the 'growing "healthy buildings" movement' and newly-formed Building Biology Association, recently set up by Gale & Snowden - further information can be found here. Director David Gale quotes:
“We have strict criteria when selecting materials, based on building biology principles...we’re looking for healthy materials that work dynamically with the building.”
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| A clean, healthy palette of materials at Gale & Snowden's Duchy Square, Princetown, Devon |
David is also quoted in a second article, '10 products we'll be seeing more of this year...', also by Katie Puckett:
“In the right circumstances you don’t need insulation in the walls...as long as the rest of the building is compact, well-insulated and airtight...it is possible to build a Passivhaus block of flats with just clay brick walls – rendered each side and that’s it. We need to move away from cavity wall construction.”
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