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floor

There are several different types of floor : some easy to insulate, some less so.  Interventions range from not touching the floor but insulation around the outside, to getting underneath and fitting insulation under the floorboards to lifting the floor and starting again.

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design

we design for the 21st century, we want to design for the future and do it beautifully. we make responsible use of resources key to this

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retrofit pattern book

pattern

red's Pattern Book enables us to radically improve the quality of the construction detailing on people’s retrofit

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development

develop

we work on models for best practice dissemination, strategies, masterplans and finance models to accelerate the journey to a viable future

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wham

red wham column

red's Whole House Assessment Method gives you costed options to radically reduce the energy use of your building

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delivery

delivery

we don’t just talk about it, we deliver our ideas, either through our in house team or network - we can build your part of that future.

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technologies

tech

red utilise cutting edge technologies in both our bespoke fabrication and installation systems

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red blog

redblog

we aim to document our project's works in progress, providing a visual representation of our on-site systems in use and workflow

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future

we need to radically reduce our CO2 emissions as a species if we are to stave off catastrophic changes to our climate

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