Upcoming Events

Saturday 15 February 2025

Opening Times: 09:00 to 17:00

Eco Workshop: Design, Planning & Sustainability

Our experts will explain how your designs, lifestyle and specification choices could impact on your home''s energy performance. This focused workshop will introduce sustainable building materials and the importance of air-tightness and insulation, particularly when considering heat-pumps and ventilation. We’ll explore investing in solar – with an introduction to the primary design requirements, specifications & key ancillary technologies (battery storage & electric vehicle chargers) to maximise the solar contribution for new builds.

Sunday 16 February 2025

Opening Times: 10:00 to 16:00

Visit the Centre - Sunday

We are the UK’s only permanent visitor centre designed specifically to meet the needs of self builders, renovators and home improvers. We have 3 full size exhibition houses on permanent display, as well as interactive educational zones guiding you through every stage of a homebuilding project. Explore different types of foundations, traditional and modern wall systems, the latest finishes and much more in our New Build Journey. Our full-scale Renovation House takes you through the journey of a major renovation project tackling many common issues that you will encounter when improving an existing property. The large Trade Village showcases over 200 exhibitors, offering the latest innovative products and services.

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Opening Times: 10:00 to 17:00

Visit the Centre – Tuesday

We are the UK’s only permanent visitor centre designed specifically to meet the needs of self builders, renovators and home improvers. We have 3 full size exhibition houses on permanent display, as well as interactive educational zones guiding you through every stage of a homebuilding project. Explore different types of foundations, traditional and modern wall systems, the latest finishes and much more in our New Build Journey. Our full-scale Renovation House takes you through the journey of a major renovation project tackling many common issues that you will encounter when improving an existing property. The large Trade Village showcases over 200 exhibitors, offering the latest innovative products and services.

Wednesday 19 February 2025

Opening Times: 10:00 to 17:00

Visit the Centre – Wednesday

We are the UK’s only permanent visitor centre designed specifically to meet the needs of self builders, renovators and home improvers. We have 3 full size exhibition houses on permanent display, as well as interactive educational zones guiding you through every stage of a homebuilding project. Explore different types of foundations, traditional and modern wall systems, the latest finishes and much more in our New Build Journey. Our full-scale Renovation House takes you through the journey of a major renovation project tackling many common issues that you will encounter when improving an existing property. The large Trade Village showcases over 200 exhibitors, offering the latest innovative products and services.

Thursday 20 February 2025

Opening Times: 10:00 to 17:00

Visit the Centre - Thursday

We are the UK’s only permanent visitor centre designed specifically to meet the needs of self builders, renovators and home improvers. We have 3 full size exhibition houses on permanent display, as well as interactive educational zones guiding you through every stage of a homebuilding project. Explore different types of foundations, traditional and modern wall systems, the latest finishes and much more in our New Build Journey. Our full-scale Renovation House takes you through the journey of a major renovation project tackling many common issues that you will encounter when improving an existing property. The large Trade Village showcases over 200 exhibitors, offering the latest innovative products and services.

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Highlights

The Festival of Sustainable Homes

The Festival of Sustainable Homes

This exciting, family-friendly show, will highlight how we can all live more sustainably in our homes and communities. Offering the latest advice on improving both the energy efficiency and comfort levels of properties – for both new builds & existing homes.

Building Systems Workshop

Building Systems Workshop

This workshop is aimed at people in the early stages of a project, who have yet to decide what building method they are using. One of the most important decisions you will make during your project is which building system to use, as this is used to construct the superstructure of the house.

Passivhaus Workshop

Passivhaus Workshop

The Passivhaus standard is designed to deliver comfort, quality and lower running costs, in any type of building. We spend most of our time indoors, so buildings play an important part in our health and wellbeing.