At the Grand Designs London Live Show at Excel last year an Architect by the name of Richard Hawkes had a dream of building his very own zero carbon house in Staplehurst, Kent

One of the areas he knew had to be addressed was the lighting, and upon arrival at the Intram Barwell stand he found what he was looking for.

LED Lighting has been a buzz phrase for a while now but all it has brought has been disappointment to those who thought it would be their saviour, but what Richard saw on the stand was the first LED he had seen that punched out as much light as anyone would need, yet at a fraction of the cost.

One year on and 53 Tilt downlighters, in a satin chrome finish, have been installed at ‘Crossways’ and the results have been better than he thought possible.

With all the building regulations for fire, acoustic and airtightness qualities being taken care of in the design it was a true fit and forget scenario.

On the 18th Feb at 9pm on channel 4, Richards ‘Crossways’ project with living roof and LED downlights will be aired.

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For further details on the Crossway project please visit www.hawkesarchitecture.co.uk