renewable energy Archives • The Hideout House Company https://www.hideouthouse.com/tag/renewable-energy/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:41:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 199193118 Eco outdoor classroom at William Gilpin Primary School https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-outdoor-classroom-william-gilpin-primary-school/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:38:46 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1294 We have just completed an eco outdoor classroom at this school in the New Forest. The outdoor classroom itself is a 5m octagonal gazebo which can easily cater for a class of 30 children and features an attractive cedar shingle tile roof and exterior cedar cladding. But the school wanted to add an extra dimension […]

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]]> 1294 Outdoor Classroom at Ashford Prep School https://www.hideouthouse.com/outdoor-classroom-ashford-prep-school/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:39:11 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1277 We have just installed a 6m octagonal outdoor classroom building at Ashford Prep School in Kent who are absolutely delighted with it. It is going to be used for a whole host of applications and since its installation earlier this month, the school’s PTA have now agreed to turn into a truly eco classroom. We […]

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]]> 1277 Eco Classroom at The Green Britain Centre https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-classroom-green-britain-centre/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:39:57 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1222 We have recently installed our new eco classroom building at the Green Britain Centre in Norfolk. The eco classroom is an attractive, cedar clad, fully enclosed 5m octagonal building with an atrium roof (to allow in natural sunlight) and which can easily cater for a class or group of 30 children. As well as providing […]

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]]> 1222 How Eco Is Your Eco Classroom Really? https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-eco-classroom-really/ Mon, 09 May 2016 10:31:05 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1146 It certainly can be an easy boast or claim about your classroom’s eco credentials and there are some buildings out which claim to be eco friendly simply because they are well insulated (which is stipulated  anyway in building regs if so required) and thereby thermally efficient. Or the timber has some sort of FSC or PEFC accreditation. […]

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]]> 1146 The Benefits of Eco Classrooms https://www.hideouthouse.com/the-benefits-of-eco-classrooms/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1007 There are indeed some very good reasons why your school should consider buying an eco classroom building as opposed to a more traditional design and specification. Below we list the principle reasons for going down the eco design route: It goes without saying of course that eco classrooms are environmentally friendly and are doing their bit to […]

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]]> 1007 What Exactly Are Eco Classrooms? https://www.hideouthouse.com/what-exactly-are-eco-classrooms/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:47:58 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=857 These type of eco friendly buildings are becoming ever more popular in schools but what exactly are they? And why are they different from standard classroom buildings? One could simply argue that any building is now eco friendly as current building methods and building regulations stipulate that they have to be thermally efficient on account of their insulation properties […]

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