Find out first hand how your designs, lifestyle and heating choices could impact on your home’s energy performance. This workshop promises to answer all your design and planning questions, covering everything from traditional building methods to more modern higher performance buildings.

Walk through three permanent houses, view cut-away foundations, floors, roofs, septic tanks and much, much, more. See the latest products to enhance your home or renovation project including lighting, sound systems, kitchens and flooring - there are 240+ suppliers in the Trade Village. With everything you’ll need under one roof, why go anywhere else!

Whether you are building a new home or improving an existing property, we know that a crucial part of your plans and designs will be around your kitchen and bathrooms. Our Kitchen & Bathroom Workshop is the ideal event to attend with several of the very best brands available to see - all under one roof.

Whether you are building a new home or improving an existing property, we know that a crucial part of your plans and designs will be around your kitchen and bathrooms. Our Kitchen & Bathroom Workshop is the ideal event to attend with several of the very best brands available to see - all under one roof.

One of the most important decisions you will make during your self build journey is which building system to use. The building system is the method used to construct the superstructure of the house. We are launching a brand new free virtual workshop, all about ‘Building Systems’. This is aimed at people at 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 self build journey is which building system to use. The building system is the method used to construct the superstructure of the house. We are launching a brand new free virtual workshop, all about ‘Building Systems’. This is aimed at people at the early stages of a project, who have yet to decide what building method they are using.

The dream. Your design. Your build. Your home. Make your dream home a reality at The National Self Build & Renovation Show. With two days of an unrivalled line up of exhibitors and experts on hand to share their advice, this is an unmissable event for anyone thinking of self building or renovating their home.

The dream. Your design. Your build. Your home. Make your dream home a reality at The National Self Build & Renovation Show. With two days of an unrivalled line up of exhibitors and experts on hand to share their advice, this is an unmissable event for anyone thinking of self building or renovating their home.

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. The most successful and cost-effective way of achieving Passivhaus is by incorporating the standard before your designs are complete. It’s also useful if the Passivhaus elements are included in your planning application. Take advantage of this free workshop and ensure you have the right team behind you for your Passivhaus home.

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. The most successful and cost-effective way of achieving Passivhaus is by incorporating the standard before your designs are complete. It’s also useful if the Passivhaus elements are included in your planning application. Take advantage of this free workshop and ensure you have the right team behind you for your Passivhaus home.

This day will look at the particulars that are required when building a high performance property or one that utilises natural materials. It will also cover the role that the self builder plays in the construction process, whether it be self project managing, package managing or using sub contractors - addressing the relative merits and drawbacks of each route.

Get the answers that the salesmen might not tell you on everything from heat pumps to solar panelsæ what''s new, what works and what are the practical issues that need to be considered when installing such renewable technologies, including what does what and how it all connects together. This is your opportunity to get the facts straight from the experts and hear what''s happening with government incentives around these products and services in terms of helping you understand the green investment opportunities they offer, as well as any financial implications you need to consider.

This workshop covers one of the most important eco issues today: What practical measures can be taken with existing buildings to make them more sustainable and energy efficient? Our experts will explain the options available to those interested in retrofitting eco technologies into their homes and advise on everything from achieving air tightness, insulation requirements and design considerations, to ventilation issues and how to choose between the array of windows and doors that are on the market.