Introduction to LEED

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System^® encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
LEED is a third-party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. It provides building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance.
LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:

• sustainable site development
• water efficiency
• energy efficiency
• materials selection
• indoor environmental quality

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Tax Credit Rules 2012

What are the first time home buyer tax credit 2012 rules?

According to the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit 2012 rules, to qualify for the First-Time Homebuyers Credit on your 2011 tax return you must be a qualified extended duty service taxpayer who purchased a home as a principle residence after November 6, 2009 and before July 1, 2011 (with a written and binding contract signed before May 1, 2011).

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Pictures From Fabric First Event

Charles Stewart talking to architects and members of the Building Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HB&R Show at the SECC in Glasgow

To get the latest news on the forthcoming HB&R Show in Glasgow visit the Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show which is the ideal place to get in touch with Scotland's self-build experts, and the best way to source all the products you need at the prices you want, and secure all the services you need – all under one roof!

Info from the Scottish Homebuilding Show

Self-Build Training Course

One of the comments we received after the self-build trainings course last weekend.

"... to thank the guys for a tremendous effort, where they excelled. I was impressed that it was not a hard sell on your product and it came across as an extremely informative seminar. ..."
John McC

UK Mortgage Market

The UK mortgage market has yet to show any significant signs of recovery, with further contraction predicted in 2012 to £127 billion. However, the self build sector has been hailed as the ‘one to watch’ and is expected to be one of the best performers in the next five years, according to the Datamonitor report. 

Info from Selfbuilder & Homemaker Magazine - Feb/Mar 2012

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House in Montrose

Fabric First Event

When: Tuesday 17 April 2012    Where: Lecture Theatre, BRE, Garston near Watford

What: FABRIC FIRST is a one day conference and exhibition event designed to create a platform for timber frame & SIPS technology providers to present the benefits of adopting ‘fabric first' methodologies in respect of modern energy efficient residential construction.
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Information from FabricFirst website

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House in Macduff

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from SIPS Industries

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Our Stand At The HB&R Show

A lot of interest in our sips

Homebuilding and Renovating Show

Really busy getting all the new information, enquiries, etc. from the show sorted.