Oak-Framed Buildings

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By Rupert Newman
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Westwind Oak make the front page!

May 2008 One of our recent projects - The Lighthouse - in Herefordshire, has made the front page of the June issue of SelfBuld & Design.
With ecological and sustainability issues a priority the building was designed to use passive heating, natural rainwater collection and photovoltaic panels, as well as sourcing both materials and labour locally (where possible).
Check it out at http://www.sbdonline.co.uk..

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The answer is blowing in the wind.................

March 2008 ‘It’s lovely and shiny and new and whizzes round really fast’, says Rupert of our new 1kW Upwind Turbine installed just a week ago. As part of our aim to minimise our environmental impact the wind turbine has been installed to reduce reliance on the national grid.
This system is designed to generate..

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Westwind swell the ranks

March 2008 Westwind swell the ranks

James Nicholson has recently returned to the Westwind fold after a six month break.
James originally joined as an apprentice carpenter and spent two years learning his trade in the workshop. In January 2008 James rejoined the company as a Junior Designer utilising both his..

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New Photos from the Rock Project

November 2007 Following our successful project of building 6 houses in Rock, Cornwall last year, a new set of finished photos have just been released. Visit our domestic case study page to see the full set.

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