Philippe Ogilvie
Craftsman rich of numerous transferable skills, I am more than ever eager to exert my sustainable building skills and to grow into the many aspects of the trade.
Passionate self-educated in DIY, Permaculture and art crafts, natural materials structures always seemed to me the most beautiful places to live in and play around. Making my way into learning new skills through practising less conventional trades, my craving for a more purposeful and environmental aware activity conducted me from cooking to tree-surgery and finally into sustainable and natural building.
Sustainable Builder and Lime Plasterer
With Bristol Sustainable Building Company - Aug/Dec 2020
I joined the Bristol Sustainable Building Company to work on their on-going projects with a special focus on a whole house approach for a private customer aiming to a maximum energy saving in their Victorian Terraced House. External and Internal Wall Insulation (EWI & IWI), Solar panels, Heat pump, Underfloor heating, Triple glazed windows, Lime Plasters and a Backyard Extension.
To be completed :
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson
Training by Low Energy Building Practice, Exam been postponed because of Lockdown measures.
Being a tradesperson that understand the Passivhaus standard and complies with the rigour of it in terms of airtightness; insulation and ventilation seems to me to be the next step in my journey in the sustainable building trades whether it is in a Passivhaus build or not.
Futureproof Associate Builder Trainer Level 1
(since May 2020)
Program led by the Bristol based Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE),
in partnership with The Green Register
Trained through hands on and on-line seminars to the essentials skills and understanding needed for a holistic, sustainable approach retrofit for low-carbon homes.
Seminar attended:
Introduction to Sustainable Building, by Lucy Pedler, The Green Register
Using Lime in Retrofit projects, by Simon Hayes, Limegreen.
Sustainable Water Use in Retrofit, by Cath Hassell, ech2o.
Roofs, Walls & Floors - Best Practice Refurbishment Solutions for Residential Projects, by Niel Turner, Fintan Wallace, Ilias Igoumenidis, Ecological Building Systems.
Timber in construction, by Peter Moonen, Canadian Wood Council and Philip O'Leary, BM TRADA.
Cross Laminated Timber - Insulating and Achieving Airtightness, with Peter Moonen Canadian Wood Council and Niel Turner, Fintan Wallace, Ilias Igoumenidis, Ecological Building Systems.
Lifecycle Analysis of Building Materials, by Lucy Pedler, The Green Register.
The importance of Ventilation in buildings, by Vince House & Peter King, Aereco.
Retrofitting Traditional Buildings: Case Studies, by Nicholas Heath.
Carpenter - Wooden Playground Builder
Just before lockdown I was lucky and grateful to freelance with Touchwood Play on their Projects.
Sustainable building skills
- Trained and proactive in:
Foundations (Limecrete, Concrete, plinths, brick and block laying, site layout)
Stick framing and Greenwood framing
Roofing
Straw bale walls
Natural insulation
Clay plasters
Lime render
Lath
Cladding
Earthen floors
4 month full time, hands on training in natural building with Hartwyn Ltd.
From foundations to roundwood and plastering finishes the team of 10 students and 3 instructors delivered a 180 m² building.
Key Skills
Quality orientated
Adaptability
Problem solving
Creative thinking
Committed
