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I'm always intrigued by the Segal method, but it's so closely tied to the sizes of construction materials available at the time and I can't help wondering if an

• frereubu 1y ago
  I'm sure it requires a bit of rethinking here or there, but there's a group of houses in Brighton, UK, that did it in the late 90s, a long time after Segal's original ideas: https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/hedgehog-housing-brighton/ https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/he... I've been thinking about doing this, and my main thought is that the insulation standards were probably effectively non-existent at the time, beyond "as few draughts as possible"! Edit: not sure if these will be geo-blocked, but there are a couple of programmes about that project here: Build: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/26262-003 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/... Revisit 10+ years later: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/46761-033 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/...
  • pfix 1y ago
    On https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Segal_Method https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Segal_Method it says it can achieve passivhaus levels. So I would say, insulation to modern standards is within its scope
    • frereubu 1y ago
      Oh, absolutely. It's just that I've seen some of the original buildings in south east London and they looked absolutely freezing - single glazing with metal-framed windows. The walls looked like thin painted plywood, but I don't think that can be the case. It looks like they've updated them now: https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1615 https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1615