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A guide to designing your own home
Designing your home is perhaps the most exciting part of the self-build process. You've probably already spent lots of time gathering ideas, making wish lists and dreaming about your future home. In this free workshop, our self-build experts will take you through practical steps to getting your home designed in a way that satisfies both you, and the planning process!
We'll take you through how to create a design brief to effectively communicate your ideas to a house designer, and how to factor in your chosen build system, energy efficiency and building regulations.
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About the presenter
Paul Newman, Self Build Director
Paul completed his education with the award of a Ph.D. from Imperial College. After a brief time working as a University lecturer, he moved into the timber and construction industries where he has remained for over 30 years. Paul’s skills led him to sit on the Technical Committee of the Structural Timber Association (STA) as both a member and then chair. He also spent several years as a director of the STA. Paul joined the Kingspan group in 2007 working on some of the most exciting low-energy projects in the UK and now leads the team at Potton as Self Build Director.
