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10am - 4pm, Friday 17th - Sunday 19th February at the Somerset College of Arts and Technology campus, Taunton Admission £3 (Free for full time students and children under 18) |
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The Homes for Good Exhibition is an not-for-profit event designed to show people how buildings can be designed, built, refurbished, decorated and furnished in ways that won’t cost the earth. The event includes exhibitions, demonstrations and presentations on all aspects of sustainable building and lifestyles. It is the ideal opportunity for businesses to market new, environmentaly-friendly products and services to the general public, building professionals and decision-makers. It provides visitors with the chance to gain inspiration and encouragement because they can see, touch and smell the products, find out how they work, try some of them out, learn about different techniques, chat to the experts and hear about new ideas. |
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Sponsored by:    J.A. Clark Trust |
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Exhibit at the 2006 show The Homes for Good Exhibition is the only non-commercial exhibition in the South-West dedicated exclusively to promoting sustainable building and lifestyles. It is an ideal opportunity for businesses to promote their products and services to both a professional and general public audience.
The exhibition is specificaly geared to help smaller businesses get a foot-hold in this fast developing market. Book now to exhibit! Following on from the success of the 2004 and 2005 events, we are now taking exhibitor bookings for the Homes for Good Exhibition 2006. If you would like to know more about exhibiting at the Homes for Good Exhibition 2006 - please email Corina Reay with details of what you would like to exhibit or contact the Trust on 01458 259400. Alternatively, click here to download a booking form. Sorry - Exhibition space is now FULLY BOOKED! What is the aim of the Homes for Good Exhibition?During the Trust's first few years, staff found they were getting increasing numbers of enquiries from home-owners, self-builders and building professionals asking for infomation on environmentaly-friendly building products and services: Where can they be purchased? Who makes them? How are they used? Which is best? We were also being sent increasing amounts of information on businesses in the region - from new businesses eager to get a foothold in the market of sustainable building to large, more established businesses that were improving their environmental crudentials. It was clear that there was a need to bring all these organisations and potential customers together under one roof to allow them to talk face-to-face and build confidence in the use of these products and services. Charles Couzens (STSD Executive Director) quotes: “There is a real and urgent need to change the way we live and work if the environment and a future quality of life is to be protected. “What would be really good is that people who come to the exhibition change the way they undertake house renovation or actually use sustainable materials to decorate and also become more energy efficient. “It’s about raising awareness. Once people understand why they should change the way they have always done something, they are usually motivated to do it – but we have to make it easy for that to happen. “That’s where the Homes for Good Exhibition comes in, because a lot of the products people will see at the exhibition still can’t be found in the High Street shops. That has to change, and the change can be consumer driven.” The Homes for Good 'Fair' was first launched in February 2004 in Taunton and moved to Exeter in February 2005. Both events have attracted an average of 2,000 visitors per day and we are grateful for the support that we have received from our sponsors and exhibitors. We are also very grateful to Kevin McCloud whose support has been valuable at raising the profile of the exhibition in its early years. This years guest at the weekend is the 'Queen of Green' herself - Penney Poyzer, presenter of BBC2's No Waste Like Home. "As owner of an ecohome, I am very excited to be coming to Homes for Good 2006. It is so refreshing that the event is growing stronger by the year and that more and more members of the public are being drawn to sustainable living. I'm looking forward to visiting every stand and finding out about new products, techniques and services and to meeting as many visitors as I can" Penney Poyzer 2005
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Visit the 2006 show The Homes for Good Exhibition 2006 will be a THREE DAY EVENT to be held at the Somerset College of Arts and Technology in Taunton on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th February. Map to Homes for Good 2006 Download a flier Whether you are a homeowner, self-builder or professional working in the construction industry, the Homes for Good Exhibition will help you find answers to your questions and reveal a whole new way of caring for your home, your health and the environment. For construction professionals
For Home Owners
Come and see the range of low impact, natural and healthy DIY materials and home furnishings now available in the South West and get free energy efficiency advice from the region’s energy advice service. Find out where to purchase the products you see and gain confidence in using them by speaking directly with the suppliers and producers. For families
Many family-orientated activities will be taking place to encourage children to think about the environment: make a pencil holder from reclaimed timbers, enter a roaming quiz-based competition to test your ability to research the products on display at the exhibition and learn about living sustainably. A variety of environmental prizes will be on offer included the opportunity to WIN A BIKE - your own sustainable transport! See the products being used Many of the exhibitors will be running demonstrations to show their products in action.
2006 Demonstration details will be published shortly but past events have included: Timber framing and jointing, water conservation, wall building using lime mortar, lime rendering and plastering, paint pigment mixing and application, flat-pack houses, clay daub, wind turbines, clay block walling. Free presentations A programme of FREE presentations will run throughout the event. Full details of the 2006 presentations will be published in the event programme - available on the day. Download the presentation timetable. N.B. presentation seats may be limited and come on a first come first served basis. Unfortunately, we are unable to take advanced bookings.
Title photo: Mark Orme Architects Other photos: Homes for Good Exhibition 2004/2005 |
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