Grand Designs

A Passive House in England, designed by architect Richard Hawkes

A Passive House in England, designed by architect Richard Hawkes

I was reminded of a great UK tv show after speaking with one of our tour-goers. Britain's first Passive House, amongst others, have been featured on it. It's such a great show – Grand Designs. I really wish our HGTV had something more to offer... Host Kevin McCloud documents self-builds of particular architectural interest. It's in it's 16th season now and has off-shoots in Australia and 'Abroad'. It's worth checking out (although I noticed most of the videos have recently been removed from YouTube :( I found a couple for you through other channels:

Britain's first Passive House
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm279a_grand-designs-s09e04-the-eco-arch-kent_tech

A Passive House in the Cotswolds:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm0zu1_aaf-grand-designs-s10e02-pdtv_tech

And my all-time favourite Grand Designs episode:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jmjo3_grand-designs-series-14-4-of-10-the-shipping-containers-house_tv