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Rustic wooden bench on display at Ideal Home Show2. Driftwood table3. Various of chandelier4. Various of baby nursery5. Children sitting on vintage leather children's chairs6. 1970s style living room...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 17 March 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Rustic wooden bench on display at Ideal Home Show\u003cbr/\u003e2. Driftwood table\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of chandelier\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of baby nursery\u003cbr/\u003e5. Children sitting on vintage leather children's chairs\u003cbr/\u003e6. 1970s style living room (set up to demonstrate how to use space inefficiently)\u003cbr/\u003e7. Cutaway of flying birds on wall\u003cbr/\u003e8. Tilt up retro drinks bar\u003cbr/\u003e9. 1970's wallpaper and kitchen\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) George Clark, Architect and British television presenter :\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have got an example of a kind of 1970's, 1980's small apartment, which has been completely redesigned to make the spaces not only more efficient and lighter and brighter and more contemporary but also multi-functional. And what I mean by multi-functionality is by having clever products that allow rooms to do lots of different things. So for example originally it was a one bedroom flat but we have designed it now so that it has a pull-out bed from this cleverly designed system. So it can be a two bedroom if you have got guests staying once in a while. Even in the master bedroom, the bed folds down and folds back again so you could use that space for something else.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Clark sitting on bed, folding away bed in show flat bedroom \u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of show flat (set up to demonstrate how to use space efficiently)\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) George Clark, Architect and British television presenter :\u003cbr/\u003e\"There is nothing wrong with having small places as long as they are designed well and the designers are thinking creatively as to how to maximise that space and get the most out of it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. High shot of Ideal Home Show, pan\u003cbr/\u003e15. High shot of show stands\u003cbr/\u003e16. Various of high spec speakers made by itemaudio\u003cbr/\u003e17. People walking through show\u003cbr/\u003e18. Smarter Energy signage, tilt up to computer programme from British Gas showing how to set up home heating\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various of computer programme\u003cbr/\u003e20. Various of energy saving show home\u003cbr/\u003e21. Sign reading: (English) 'Low Cost Living House'\u003cbr/\u003e22. Interior energy saving show home, ceiling light tilt down to dining table\u003cbr/\u003e23. Kitchen wall, pan to kitchen\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) David Thomas, Deputy Director for Green Deal Demand, UK Department Energy and Climate Change :\u003cbr/\u003e\"Make sure you loft is properly insulated because a lot of heat escapes through that. You might want double glazing to reduce the draughts and also to have greater thermal efficiency. But in particular what you can do, which you haven't been able to do very much up until now in the UK is you can put insulation on the walls. A lot of heat is lost through the walls - much more than you might think.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Various of wall insulation\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE (English) Dave Gittins, Director of Scandinavian Homes Ltd :\u003cbr/\u003eThe point about what is called the Code for Sustainable Homes is to try to reduce the impact of your house and your living style on the planet, basically, which is what we all aspire to I am sure. So by devising all these technologies  industry has enabled us to much more self sufficient. To be less dependent on the (electricity) grid, less dependant on mains water. We will still obviously need to use those mains feeds but if we incorporate all of these technologies in the house then it reduces the impact of that and gets us more towards a low carbon house of a zero carbon house.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. Various of people testing products at show\u003cbr/\u003e28. People sitting on show furniture\u003cbr/\u003eAs a greater proportion of Britons live alone, the demand for one bedroom, space efficient solutions is increasing. \u003cbr/\u003eThe UK Ideal Home Exhibition has the latest ideas to maximise space in smaller homes - and energy saving ideas. \u003cbr/\u003eContemporary rustic furniture fashioned from salvaged wood and driftwood sit alongside traditional chandeliers.\u003cbr/\u003eEven the very young are catered for with show nurseries and retro children's furniture.\u003cbr/\u003eThe epitome of design, the Ideal Home Show has something for everyone and styles to suit every budget.\u003cbr/\u003eThis is perhaps a timewarp to a different period of design. \u003cbr/\u003eIt is a recreation of the one bedroom flat from the British comedy television programme 'Only Fools and Horses' and is a lesson in how not to design your home.\u003cbr/\u003eArchitect and British television presenter George Clark has used it as an example of what not to do.\u003cbr/\u003eHe has set it alongside a flat of the same proportions but modern and space efficient, as he explains.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have got an example of a kind of 1970's, 1980's small apartment, which has been completely redesigned to make the spaces not only more efficient and lighter and brighter and more contemporary but also multi-functional. And what I mean by multi-functionality is by having clever products that allow rooms to do lots of different things. So for example originally it was a one bedroom flat but we have designed it now so that it has a pull-out bed from this cleverly designed system. So it can be a two bedroom if you have got guests staying once in a while. Even in the master bedroom, the bed folds down and folds back again so you could use that space for something else.\"\u003cbr/\u003eClark says small homes do not have to be cluttered and uncomfortable.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There is nothing wrong with having small places as long as they are designed well and the designers are thinking creatively as to how to maximise that space and get the most out of it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe Ideal Home Show has been the first word in current styles since 1908.\u003cbr/\u003eIt houses dozens of stands which showcase the latest labour saving products and the latest trends such as a series of top end speakers by itemaudio.\u003cbr/\u003eIt also leads the way in the latest in eco homes and gadgets.\u003cbr/\u003eThis show home has been designed and built to the tightest specifications to ensure it is as energy efficient as possible.\u003cbr/\u003eIt is beautiful, functional and very eco friendly.\u003cbr/\u003eDeputy Director for Green Deal Demand, UK Department Energy and Climate Change David Thomas says there are many ways people can make their own homes as green.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Make sure you loft is properly insulated because a lot of heat escapes through that. You might want double glazing to reduce the draughts and also to have greater thermal efficiency. But in particular what you can do, which you haven't been able to do very much up until now in the UK is you can put insulation on the walls. A lot of heat is lost through the walls - much more than you might think.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBut wall insulation is just one way houses are becoming more environmentally friendly.\u003cbr/\u003eAll houses built in Britain now have to be assessed under the the Code for Sustainable Homes.\u003cbr/\u003eThe code, which was implemented in 2012, is a standard across Britain for assessing then rating and certifying the sustainable energy performance of new homes.\u003cbr/\u003eDirector of Scandinavian Homes Ltd  Dave Gittins says it means all buildings built in Britain will be greener than those built in the past.\u003cbr/\u003eThe point about what is called the Code for Sustainable Homes is to try to reduce the impact of your house and your living style on the planet, basically, which is what we all aspire to I am sure. So by devising all these technologies  industry has enabled us to much more self sufficient. To be less dependent on the (electricity) grid, less dependant on mains water. 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