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	The next Grand Designs Live show takes place 11-15th October 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham. For more details and to purchase tickets, see [https://www.granddesignslive.com/ here].		The next Grand Designs Live show takes place 11-15th October 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham. For more details and to purchase tickets, see [https://www.granddesignslive.com/ here].

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* David Trench - A career in projects.		* David Trench - A career in projects.
	* Interior designer.		* Interior designer.
	* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.		* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.
		+	* Interview with Kevin Borg, founder of KJB Building Consultants.
	* Interview with Kevin McCloud 2018.		* Interview with Kevin McCloud 2018.
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.

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	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

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−	The man behind the much-loved TV programme 'Grand Designs', which first aired in 1999, Kevin McCloud is ~~surely~~ one of the UK's most popular presenters.	+	The man behind the much-loved TV programme 'Grand Designs', which first aired in 1999, Kevin McCloud is one of the UK's most popular presenters.

	Having trained and worked as a professional designer, McCloud lends an air of calm expertise to the show which documents people as they embark upon their ambitious and often unconventional self-build projects.		Having trained and worked as a professional designer, McCloud lends an air of calm expertise to the show which documents people as they embark upon their ambitious and often unconventional self-build projects.
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	They certainly enjoy a political bent; if we run an on-stage seminar with some kind of self-build or professional housing agenda, it’s always hugely well-attended. It’s become an event at which we can air and promote ideas quite effectively.		They certainly enjoy a political bent; if we run an on-stage seminar with some kind of self-build or professional housing agenda, it’s always hugely well-attended. It’s become an event at which we can air and promote ideas quite effectively.

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	So what they’d do is look at their land and refuse to lower its price for a social housing scheme because it’s going to damage their books and their credit rating. At the moment, they all use their land as one of the principal assets in establishing their credit rating and they’re terrified of going bust, or of actually producing a balance sheet which shows a negative net worth. It won’t happen, but if we started to try and measure social capital of organisations like local authorities, wouldn’t it be great?		So what they’d do is look at their land and refuse to lower its price for a social housing scheme because it’s going to damage their books and their credit rating. At the moment, they all use their land as one of the principal assets in establishing their credit rating and they’re terrified of going bust, or of actually producing a balance sheet which shows a negative net worth. It won’t happen, but if we started to try and measure social capital of organisations like local authorities, wouldn’t it be great?

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	Certainly in my private business and our projects, we view being innovative and experimental as important, however as I say, it does very much depend on the particular project.		Certainly in my private business and our projects, we view being innovative and experimental as important, however as I say, it does very much depend on the particular project.

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	* Interior designer.		* Interior designer.
	* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.		* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.
		+	* Interview with Kevin McCloud 2018.
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.
	* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.		* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.
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	They certainly enjoy a political bent; if we run an on-stage seminar with some kind of self-build or professional housing agenda, it’s always hugely well-attended. It’s become an event at which we can air and promote ideas quite effectively.		They certainly enjoy a political bent; if we run an on-stage seminar with some kind of self-build or professional housing agenda, it’s always hugely well-attended. It’s become an event at which we can air and promote ideas quite effectively.
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	So what they’d do is look at their land and refuse to lower its price for a social housing scheme because it’s going to damage their books and their credit rating. At the moment, they all use their land as one of the principal assets in establishing their credit rating and they’re terrified of going bust, or of actually producing a balance sheet which shows a negative net worth. It won’t happen, but if we started to try and measure social capital of organisations like local authorities, wouldn’t it be great?		So what they’d do is look at their land and refuse to lower its price for a social housing scheme because it’s going to damage their books and their credit rating. At the moment, they all use their land as one of the principal assets in establishing their credit rating and they’re terrified of going bust, or of actually producing a balance sheet which shows a negative net worth. It won’t happen, but if we started to try and measure social capital of organisations like local authorities, wouldn’t it be great?
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	Certainly in my private business and our projects, we view being innovative and experimental as important, however as I say, it does very much depend on the particular project.		Certainly in my private business and our projects, we view being innovative and experimental as important, however as I say, it does very much depend on the particular project.
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	In terms of retrofitting existing buildings and meeting good energy efficiency standards for new buildings, this country has something of a mountain to climb over the upcoming decades. If you could put one policy in the next government's manifesto that might take a positive step in the right direction, what would it be?		In terms of retrofitting existing buildings and meeting good energy efficiency standards for new buildings, this country has something of a mountain to climb over the upcoming decades. If you could put one policy in the next government's manifesto that might take a positive step in the right direction, what would it be?
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	* Self-build home: project plan.		* Self-build home: project plan.
	* Will Self interview.		* Will Self interview.
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	When you start building, you begin to appreciate that beneath the T-shirts and hairy chests, most people in construction have remarkably fragile egos. It’s not hard to understand why, because unlike the more formal working environment, site work is chaotic, involves working in different weathers, on locations that aren’t familiar, there’s so much that is always different. You are forced to cling to the few habits that you can muster and take with you.		When you start building, you begin to appreciate that beneath the T-shirts and hairy chests, most people in construction have remarkably fragile egos. It’s not hard to understand why, because unlike the more formal working environment, site work is chaotic, involves working in different weathers, on locations that aren’t familiar, there’s so much that is always different. You are forced to cling to the few habits that you can muster and take with you.

−	But one of the things I come across again and again is the way in which positivity and hope are the ~~principle~~ drivers. I do believe that if you’re not an optimist you shouldn’t be building anything.	+	But one of the things I come across again and again is the way in which positivity and hope are the principal drivers. I do believe that if you’re not an optimist you shouldn’t be building anything.

	[[File:Kevin-McCloud2.jpg\|link=File:Kevin-McCloud2.jpg]]		[[File:Kevin-McCloud2.jpg\|link=File:Kevin-McCloud2.jpg]]

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	* [[Richard_Rogers_in_conversation_at_Somerset_House\|Richard Rogers in conversation.]]		* [[Richard_Rogers_in_conversation_at_Somerset_House\|Richard Rogers in conversation.]]
	* Self-build home: project plan.		* Self-build home: project plan.
		+	* Will Self interview.

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	* Kevin McCloud - 2017 Green Heroes.		* Kevin McCloud - 2017 Green Heroes.
	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.
		+	* Peter Barber - interview.
	* Retrofit.		* Retrofit.
	* [[Richard_Rogers_in_conversation_at_Somerset_House\|Richard Rogers in conversation.]]		* [[Richard_Rogers_in_conversation_at_Somerset_House\|Richard Rogers in conversation.]]

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	* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.		* Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC.
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.
		+	* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.
	* Kevin McCloud - 2017 Green Heroes.		* Kevin McCloud - 2017 Green Heroes.
	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.

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−	~~As the~~ man behind the much-loved TV programme 'Grand Designs', which first aired in 1999, Kevin McCloud is surely one of the UK's most popular presenters.	+	The man behind the much-loved TV programme 'Grand Designs', which first aired in 1999, Kevin McCloud is surely one of the UK's most popular presenters.

	Having trained and worked as a professional designer, McCloud lends an air of calm expertise to the show which documents people as they embark upon their ambitious and often unconventional self-build projects.		Having trained and worked as a professional designer, McCloud lends an air of calm expertise to the show which documents people as they embark upon their ambitious and often unconventional self-build projects.