Ben Adam-Smith shares his own experience of living with a mechanical ventilation system. While he's clocked up a few error messages on the unit and had more problems than most, he explains why he wouldn't want to go back to natural ventilation.

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Andrew Reardon from ProAktive explains the insurance options that are available to anyone carrying out a self build or renovation.

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Guy Hargreaves explains why he wanted to renovate his Victorian terraced house to Passivhaus standard and how this is going to be achieved.

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John Hernon from Thames Water explains the process of installing a new connection to a water main. He also outlines the role of water services company that delivers clean water and takes away waste water.

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Neil Clarke from UK Power Networks explains how to get mains electricity to a new build home.

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Adrian Reith explains why the joined up design, engineering and quality of a Baufritz home appealed to him.

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Zack Semke explains why he's passionate about facilitating the communication and flow of information around Passive House.

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Mark McCall and Scott McMurray explain what fully integrated home automation is all about.

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Werner Brouwer explains why being able to build a house without restrictions in Oosterwold is also about working together to build a community.

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Self-building an annexe in an area of coastal erosion meant a low-cost but high-performance build was a priority for architect Colin Rice.

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