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ExCeL LONDON 4 - 6 OCT 2019
ExCeL LONDON 4 - 6 OCT 2019
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Michael Holmes
Director of Content
Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine
Michael Holmes
Director of Content
Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine
Michael is Director of Content at Homebuilding & Renovating (Print, Digital and Live), Chair of the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA), presenter of multiple property TV shows and author of Renovating for Profit (Ebury).
Michael is one of the country's leading property experts. He was presenter of Channel 5's ‘I Own Britain's Best Home’ and previously presented ITV's ‘Don't Move Improve’ and ‘Good Bid Good Buy’, as well as ‘Build, Buy or Restore?’ and ‘How to Build A House’ for Discovery RealTime. As well as being Director of Content at Homebuilding & Renovating, Real Homes and Period Living Magazines, Michael has undertaken over 30 building projects including two self-builds and is currently renovating a grade II listed farmhouse.
Michael has presented over a hundred and fifty property shows for BBC, ITV1, Channel 5, UK TV Style, and Discovery RealTime, including ‘I Own Britain's Best Home’; ‘Don't Move Improve’; ‘Trading Up’; ‘Good Bid, Good Buy’; ‘Build, Buy or Restore?’; ‘How to Build A House’; and ‘Hard Sell’.
For more information please visit MichaelHolmes' page: https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/author/michael-holmes/
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Julia Kendell
Design Expert
Saturday Only
Julia Kendell
Design Expert
Saturday Only
Julia is best known as television's 'Queen of DIY and Design!' and has filmed seven series of the hugely popular 'DIY SOS the Big Build' for BBC1 with Nick Knowles and has recently completed her eighth series of '60 Minute Makeover' for ITV, this past year alongside Peter Andre. Julia thoroughly enjoys getting her hands dirty on-site and believes that to be a good designer you must fully understand the 'nuts and bolts' of building.
Her passion lies in renovating period properties and self-build eco-homes, although as a foodie, Julia would place kitchen design at the top of her list.
"Emotionally-connected design is at the heart of my work, creating inspiring spaces that my clients can truly call ‘home."
Julia has worked in the Interiors industry for 28 years and has an impressive client list. In 2008 she completed a fabulous timber-framed eco self-build on the banks of the Thames near Henley.
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Charlie Luxton
TV Presenter and Architectural Designer
Saturday Only
Charlie Luxton
TV Presenter and Architectural Designer
Saturday Only
Sustainable architectural designer and presenter of More4’s Building the Dream.
Charlie Luxton is passionate about sustainability and architecture. He has spent the last twelve years designing sustainable buildings, making television programmes about
Architecture and design, working on environmental community projects and giving talks on all aspects of sustainability.
He became aware of sustainability whilst studying architecture in the early 1990s and went to work on an Eco Tourism project in Ethiopia during 1996-97.
From this foundation his passion and belief in a sustainable future has grown to underpin everything he does. At home he has helped start Hook Norton Low Carbon, a
Community co-‐operative that has invested over £400K into village wide carbon
Reduction schemes.
At his architecture practice, Charlie Luxton Design, he along with his team create
Architecture fit for the 21st century; designs that respond to local materials, traditions and climate.
With many years experience designing environmental buildings, sustainability informs all of the design decisions.
He regularly gives talks and presentations to a wide range of audiences about all aspects of the built environment and sustainability. Whether talking about airport terminals or termites, Charlie is always passionate, accessible and informative.Charlie's focus on sustainable architecture and refurbishments will bring a new dimension to the show and equip and empower visitors to make the first step to greener decisions when considering home accessible and informative.
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Jason Orme
Editorial Director
Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine
Jason Orme
Editorial Director
Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine
Jason Orme was the long-time Editor of Homebuilding & Renovating and is now Editorial Director. He has been writing about self-build and renovation for 18-years and during that time has given advice to hundreds of people taking on major building projects to their homes. He is an expert on all aspects of building or renovating from construction systems and finding land to energy efficiency and dealing with builders and in recent years has advised the Government on ways to make self-building easier for everyone. In addition, he is the author of The Self-Build Dream and a popular broadcast expert on the subject. Having self-built at the age of 28, he is currently renovating and extending his 1960s home in Staffordshire.
For more information please visit Jason Orme's page: http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/jasonorme
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