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SUMMARY:The Exchange #10 Small Practice
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 17 March 2025\, NTB hosted The Exchange #10 Small Practice. \nWe met at Prewett Bizley Architects’ office in Wells for an engaging workshop focused on small practices. \nOn 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 agility in our daily work and shared the essential ingredients needed to position our practices to remain agile (and fragile) to navigate significant moments and realise our professional trajectory. \nFollowing her talk\, we conducted a workshop in which attendees explored what success looks like for their practice\, the barriers preventing them from achieving that success\, and a round-table discussion to identify common obstacles they face and derive collective strategies that we can implement together to overcome these. \nWe had a great time! \nThe Agenda for the day is: \n9:30 | Arrival\, Teas and Coffees \n9:45 | Introductions and NTB Updates\n10:00 | A Recipe For Agility | Emma Keyte\, Free Projects \n10:45| Break\, Teas and Coffees \n11.00 | Workshop Exploring Small Pracitce \n12:30 | Lunch \n13:30 | Thanks & Session close.
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-10-small-practice/
LOCATION:Prewett Bizley Architects\, Unit 4\, 2 Glastonbury Road\, Wells\, Somerset\, BA5 1TH
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250120T093000
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #8 Participatory Design
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 20 January 2025\, NTB hosted The Exchange #8 Participatory Design. \nAt this workshop\, we heard from two organisations that specialise in developing grassroots approaches to foster diverse and meaningful community participation in the design and construction of the places we inhabit. \n We were joined by Tom Spencer from Terrestrial shared his work and through a participatory workshop taught us ways to build more meaningful and creative partnerships to uneart more meaningful community arts adventures. \nWe were joined by Malcom Hamilton from Play Disrupt who showed us how embedding play – drawing on an array of  creative play\, technology\, theatre\, storytelling and visual art – can help broaden and diversify participation on projects. \n The Agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrivals\, Tea and Coffee\n09:45 | Introductions and NTB updates \n10:00 | Using Play To Build Participation  | Malcom Hamilton\, Director\, Play Disrupt | \n11.00 | Break\, Tea and Coffee \n11.15 | Designing Community Adventures | Tom Spencer\, Director\, Terrestrial Consultancy | \n12:15 | Lunch \n13:15 | Workshop Exploring Ways To Building Community Partnerhips \n14:00 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-8-participatory-design/
LOCATION:The National Self Build & Renovation Centre\, Lydiard Fields\, Great Western Way\, Swindon\, SN5 8UB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #7 Forest to Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 18 November 2024\, NTB hosted The Exchange #7 From Forest to Workshop. \nWith our wellies and raincoats on\, we ventured into Longleat Forest with Jim McConkie\, the Head Forester\, to learn about the continuous cover forestry technique. We learnt so much! From the considerations needed to create a balanced and resilient ecology to the benefits this has for commercial harvesting. \nIn the afternoon we visited Somer Furniture’s workshop where Will Floyd-Maclean gave us a tour and shared the company’s ethos and research journey to a beautiful modular furniture solution that takes responsibility for the process from timber source through to use\, end of life and on to reuse. \nThe Agenda for the day was: \n09:45 | Arrivals | Meet at Firewood Retail Point\, Longleat Forestry\, Warminster\, BA12 7NE  |\n09:45 | Introductions and NTB updates \n10:00 | Longleat Forestry Tour | Jim McConkie\, Head Forester | \n12:00 | Lunch \n12:30 | Travel to Somer Workshop | Meet at Marston Trading Estate\, Unit 14\, Mooracre\, Frome\, BA11 4RL| \n13:00 | Somer Workshop Tour | Will Floyd-Maclean\, Director  | \n14:30 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-7-from-forest-to-workshop/
LOCATION:Prewett Bizley Architects\, Unit 4\, 2 Glastonbury Road\, Wells\, Somerset\, BA5 1TH
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240916T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240916T143000
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #6 Equity By Design
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 21 October 2024\, NTB hosted The Exchange #6 Equity by Design in Frome. \nWe were joined by Stuart Reed\, Hazel Vernon from We Are The People a research unit of Bath Spa University who provided lots of thought provoking insights into how we can build more equity into the process of designing! \nWe were also be joined by Robin Meader and Simon Blakeman from Open Storytellers\, who shared equitable lessons from their collaboration with We Are The People advising Frome Museum on how to co-produce access awareness in the cultural heritage sector for people with learning disabilities. \nThe Agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrival\, tea & coffee\n09:45 | Introductions and NTB updates \n10:00 | Equity by Design | We Are The People\, Bath Spa University | \n11:00| Break \n11:15 | Case Study: Frome Museum | Open Storytellers | \n12:15 | Break for Lunch \n13:15 | Workshop exploring ways to design equity into community projects. \n14:15 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-6-equity-by-design/
LOCATION:The Hop Pole Inn\, The Hop Pole Inn\, Woods Hill\, Limpley Stoke\, BA2 7FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #5 Biodiversity Net Gain
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 16 September 024\, NTB hosted The Exchange #5 Biodiversity Net Gain at the Silk Mill Studios in Frome. \nWe were joined by Gregor Neeve from Thomson Environmental Consultants who shared insight into the work of an ecologist and shared his advice and insights regarding the government’s recent Biodiversity Net Gain 2024 mandatory policy. On the day we also get a tour around the Saxonvale site from Jonny Buckland from Studio Saar and members of the Mayday Saxonvale team about there proposals and approach to developing a community-led scheme to regenerate this area. Alongside the site walk\, Gregor shared his insights as an ecologist as to how he would approach undertaking an ecological impact assessment of the site. \nThe Agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrival\, tea & coffee \n09:45 | Introductions and NTB updates\n10:00 | Intro to Biodiversity Net Gain \n11:00| Break \n11:15 | Walking tour of Saxonvale site in Frome through the BNG and Ecology lens \n12:30 | Break for Lunch \n13:00 | BNG Discussion and Q&A \n14:00 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-5-biodiversity-net-gain/
LOCATION:The National Self Build & Renovation Centre\, Lydiard Fields\, Great Western Way\, Swindon\, SN5 8UB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #4 Conservation & Retrofit
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 15 July 2024\, NTB hosted The Exchange #4 in Bath on Conservation and Retrofit workshop in Bath City Centre. \nAt the session\, we were joined by Gabriella Herrick\, Director at Llewellyn Harker Lowe Architects\, who shared the history of conservation\, how to prepare heritage impact assessments. \nAfter a break we heard from Sara Grimes from Bath West Community Energy who told us about the work of their organisation and their new Green Heritage Homes Programme they have developed in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Council to offer the We also heard from Alexandra Best from B&NES who shared insight and misconceptions about listed building consent processes and their new Service Level 0 agreement supporting their community to attain early advice to support them to attain early advice as to how to approach their retrofit of heritage properties. \n This was followed by a talk from Sally Richards from Frome Town Council regarding their Retrofit Assessment Programme who shared how the assessments are undertaken and early insights and lessons/challenges they are facing in delivering their programme. \nAfter the provided lunch we hear from James Sibson and Tim Greensmith from FCB studios about their approach to conservation retrofit projects including Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings which was followed by Matthew Somerville providing a tour of their award winning Bath Clore Learning Centre. \nThe Agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrival\, tea & coffee\n09:50 | Introductions\n10:00 | Conservation Basics | Gabriella Herrick LHL ARCHITECTS | \n10.45 | Break \n11:00 | Green Heritage Homes & Service Level 0 |Sara Grimes BWCE & Alexandra Best B&NES |\n11:45 | FTC Retrofit Assessments Programme |Sally Richards FROME TOWN COUNCIL | \n12:00 | Break for Lunch \n12:30 | Reuse & Retrofit | James Sibson and Tim Greensmith FCB STUDIOS\n1:00 | Guided Tour around Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre | Matthew Somerville FCB STUDIOS | \n14:30 | Thanks & Session close \nIf this is of interest to you and your not already a member of the exchange please scroll down to get your individual ticket now. Or if you are be interested in becoming a member please click here.
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-4/
LOCATION:Manvers Street Baptist Church\, Manvers Street\, Bath\, BA1 1JW
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #3 Natural Materials | Event Passed
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 17th of June Neighbourhood Toolbox hosted The Exchange #3 Natural Materials. At this workshop we explored how we as designers can make better use of natural materials both above and below ground when designing buildings. \nOn the day Tom Graham\, Director of the Tom Graham Workshop who shared an introduction to ACAN and the work of their Natural Materials group followed by a deep dive on Wood Fibre Insulation from the perspective of an installer. This was followed by a group discussion where everyone shared information about the array of natural materials they brought. In the afternoon\,  Beth Williams\, Associate at Build Collective\, who shared her experience of alternative solutions to achieve concrete-free foundations on projects. \nThe Agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrival\, tea & coffee \n10:00 | Introductions and Member updates\n10:30 | Intro to ACAN and the Natural Building Materials Group | Tom Graham | \n11:00 | Break \n11:15 | Above The Line – Building in Natural Grown Materials | Tom Graham |\n12.00| Natural Material Show and Tell \n12:30| Break for Lunch \n13:15| Concrete-Free Foundations | Beth Williams | \n14:15 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-3/
LOCATION:The National Self Build & Renovation Centre\, Lydiard Fields\, Great Western Way\, Swindon\, SN5 8UB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #2 Building and Fire Safety | Event Passed
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 20 MAY 2024\, NTB  hosted a Building and Fire Safety workshop. Andrea White\, A W Fire Ltd Director\, joined us at the session.  \nAndrea White\, the Founder and Director of the Women Talking Fire group\, is an inspiring figure in the UK fire safety industry. Her influence was recognized by IFSEC Global in 2022\, and she was honored as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the construction industry in 2023. \nDuring her first talk\, Andrea not only provided a comprehensive overview of the Building Safety Act 2022 legislation but also shared practical tips from the designers’ perspective. This practical advice empowered us with the knowledge of how to navigate these regulations more effectively. \nAndrea’s second talk was particularly relevant for design and construction professionals. She discussed Fire Statements and Fire Strategies\, sharing exemplar strategies that are crucial to consider when delivering projects at various scales\, from residential to commercial\, across the RIBA work stages. \nThe full agenda for the day was: \n09:30 | Arrival\, tea & coffee\n09:50 | Introductions\n10:00 | The Exchange Updates and Volunteer Programme \n11:15 | Break \n11:00 | The Building Safety Act For Designers \n12:00 | Break for Lunch \n13:00 | Fire Statements and Fire Strategies\n14:00 | Workshop exploring fire safety strategies on different projects   \n14:30 | Thanks & Session close
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/the-exchange-2-fire-safety/
LOCATION:The National Self Build & Renovation Centre\, Lydiard Fields\, Great Western Way\, Swindon\, SN5 8UB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240422T160000
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SUMMARY:The Exchange #1 | Circular Economy | Event Passed
DESCRIPTION:Neighbourhood Toolbox has hosted The Exchange #1 Circular Economy. \nAttendees learnt about the Circular Economy and provided with a Toolkit that provides a framework to support them to practice in a more circular way. \nKEY SPEAKERS:  \nLea Esteban (ARUP Circular Economy Skills Manager)\nHannah Stopford (Frome Town Council) \nWHEN: Monday 22 April 2024 \nWHERE: Makers Yard\, 37 Lower Keyford\, Frome BA11 4AR \nStart Time: 9.30am End Time: 2.30 pm \nWORKSHOP ITINERY: \n09:30 | Arrival\, Tea & Coffee\n09:45 | Introducing The Exchange \nEXPLORE\n10.00 | Theory: What Is The Circular Economy?\n11:00 | Client Context: Understanding Local Need For A Circular Economy \n11:20 | Break \nDESIGN\n11:40 | Introduction To Circular Economy Toolkit \n12:40 | Lunch \nREALISE\n13:20 | Workshop Exploring Ways To Implement Circular Processes In Practice \n14:20 | Thanks & Session Close 
URL:https://neighbourhoodtoolbox.co.uk/event/1/
LOCATION:Makers Yard\, 37 Lower Keyford\, Froome\, BA11 4AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Exchange 24/25
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