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On Monday, 17 March 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #10 Small Practice. We met at Prewett Bizley Architects' office in Wells for an engaging workshop focused on small practices. On that day, we were joined by Emma Keyte from Free Projects, who delivered a talk titled "Recipe for Agility." Her presentation highlighted the importance of […]

On Monday, 24 February 2025, NTB and University of Bath hosted The Exchange #9 Calculating Embodied Carbon. At the workshop we were joined by A/Professor Aoife Houlihan Wiberg, Dr Taghried Abdelmagid, PhD researchers Abdulrahman Ba Jaman, Nithya Thomas, Omer Ahmed and Patrick Barry who led an exciting workshop to help us understand the concept of […]

On Monday, 19 May 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #11 From Sawmill to Structure. This time we visited Vastern Timber for an exclusive tour of their Sawmill in Studley and Mill in Wootton Bassett. During our visit, the Vastern team guided us through their entire process, from sourcing timber to its sale. They shared expert […]

On Monday, June 16, 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #12: Beyond Bricks and Mortar at Frome Town Hall. This time, we were joined by the Elephant Team from the University of Bath, who led a session on the societal pressures—beyond cost—that prevent our clients from utilising more innovative and sustainable materials in their projects. They […]

On Monday, July 14, 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #13: Design for Water Quality at Heal Somerset in Frome. We were joined by Gregor Neeve from Thompson Environmental Consultants, who led two key sessions during the workshop. In the morning, he shared the latest water quality regulations and practical approaches designers can apply to homes […]

On Monday, September 22, 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #14: Design Safely, Build Naturally at Hornuingsham Village Hall. This time, we heard from Amy Jones of Amy Jones Architects, who led a session on the steps and processes small practitioners can take to minimise risk and uphold our professional duty of care—while continuing to practise […]

On Monday, October 20, 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #15: Community-Led Conservation at The Hop Pole Inn, Limpley Stoke. This time we were joined by James Sibson of FCB Studios, Rhys Brookes of Harrison Brookes Architects and Hannah Jones & Rob Stepto of Greengauage who guided us through the inspiring story of the community-led conservation […]

On Monday, November 17, 2025, NTB hosted The Exchange #16: People Centred Planning at Silk Mill Studios, Frome. We were excited to welcome Veronica Barbaro, Planning Director at Avalon Planning, who led the workshop and brought her expertise in planning strategy and community engagement. She guided participants in exploring how national policy shapes local outcomes […]

On Monday, January 19, 2026, NTB is pleased to offer a special one time opportunity to acccess the Retrofit Skills Level 2 Training, for free at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon. This training is fully funded through Retrofit West’s Community Grant Funding, allowing us to offer it at no cost to participants. […]