The Real Refurbs exhibition is currently showing as part of the the Sustainable Building Techiques area of Grand Designs Live 2012.

Real Refurbs has organised this section of the show on behalf of LILI (Low Impact Living Initiative), by invitation of the Grand Designs team.  Our area brings together over 10 different practising, experienced UK natural builders. This will be our third showing at the event, and each time we’ve all had fantastically positive feedback so if you’d like to know more about any of the following, please come along & find us all:

low impact living – a large selection of LILI’s free 170 factsheets on display

hempcrete building – new build, restoration and retrofit insulation

lime & clay plastering – new build, restoration and retrofit

timber framing & shingle making

straw bale building – domestic, commercial and retrofit

cob building – education, roundhouses and homes

retrofit for solid wall properties (eg terraces)

Full details of contributors can be found on the LILI website here.