MAKAR Homes
The MAKAR team includes architects, project managers, technicians, joiners, plumber, electrician, decorators, civils and fabricators.
Established in 2002, MAKAR Ltd has delivered over 250 of the UK’s most innovative net-zero, ecological homes using locally sourced, natural materials together with advanced off-site manufacturing. MAKAR is unique in offering:
Zero carbon housing
Whilst still considered aspirational for many and including at government level, it is standard specification for both the construction and operation o
This stunning house is a modified A3 Example Home (A3M). With three bedrooms it has been designed and positioned to capture the panoramic views over the Beauly Firth and the hills beyond.
The home is predominantly open-plan, maximizing its connection to the surrounding vistas. Expansive covered decking areas facilitate year-round enjoyment of the outdoor space. The cross-section of the house showcases a mono-pitch roof design that allows ample south light to permeate the living spaces through roof glazing. The primary structure is defined by large-section Douglas Fir post and beam frames, shaping both internal and external areas.
This energy-efficient house boasts high levels of Warmcel insulation, underfloor heating connected to a ground-source heat pump, and solar collectors.
Explore some of our other healthy home designs in our portfolio: https://www.makar.co.uk/portfolio
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05/07/2024
Come and say hello to our team atGWCT Scottish Game Fair today and this weekend. We are located in tent by the main ring.
We specialise in large low-carbon timber buildings, commercial sheds, workshops, complexes and more. By using healthy, natural and locally sourced materials, our large versatile buildings could help your company on its journey to net-zero.
We also have 20 years of experience in building highly energy efficient net-zero eco houses from Scottish-grown timber. Come and chat to us about your plans to build timber-frame home.
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04/07/2024
This weekend, we are excited to join forces with (SLE) at GWCT Scottish Game Fair, Scone Palace. Come and find us in the SLE tent on the edge of the main ring, at MR01.
Ask us about our low-carbon solutions for commercial and community buildings, built using timber in place of steel in the production of wide-span building frames, roof trusses and column-free spaces.
Chat to us about our highly energy-efficient homes, built using an off-site construction system, n-SIPs (natural structured insulated panels), and avoiding the use of toxic chemical treatments.
Our team will be there on all three days: Friday 5th July, Saturday 6th July and Sunday 7th July!
Our smaller homes are an increasingly popular choice for people who can get planning permission to build a second property on their land—e.g., in a large garden, an attractive option as the land doesn’t have to be purchased. Plus, it allows extended families to live close together but still have their own privacy.
Explore our full Example Home range, and take a virtual tour of our beautiful A2.5 home: an efficient, linear home with a well-proportioned courtyard design that has proven very popular for garden developments and compact sites.
https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
Assembly Operative Needed at MAKAR Homes!
MAKAR Homes is looking for an experienced individual to join our busy assembly team. We manufacture net-zero, healthy timber homes at our facility on the outskirts of Inverness and need a dedicated professional to help us continue delivering excellence.
About the Role:
This position involves joining our assembly team responsible for assembling closed panel n-SIPS homes across Scotland. You will need to work away from home for periods, with accommodation and subsistence provided. A full, clean driving license is essential for this role.
What We're Looking For:
We seek someone with excellent knowledge of Health and Safety, who is a superb team player but also capable of working independently. You should have sound woodworking knowledge, competence in using hand and power tools, and familiarity with cranes, lorries, and scaffolding. While skills can be learned, the right attitude is crucial for us – we value a positive attitude over extensive skills.
Why Join Us?
By joining MAKAR Homes, you'll be part of an amazing team that takes immense pride in their work and achievements. We offer a supportive and dynamic work environment where your contributions make a significant impact.
Interested?
If you’re ready to be part of a truly remarkable team, please email your CV and a covering letter to Jess at [email protected].
Apply now and be part of our mission to build a sustainable future!
Forklift Driver Needed at MAKAR Homes!
Join the team at MAKAR Homes, where we are leading the way in manufacturing net-zero, healthy timber homes. We are currently looking for an experienced forklift driver/skilled laborer to join our busy facility on the outskirts of Inverness.
About the Role:
In this full-time position, you will operate a 'combi-lift' multi-directional forklift. Your responsibilities will include receiving incoming materials, removing completed products, and loading them precisely onto lorries for site delivery. You will also check equipment and tools, perform general tidying, and assist operatives with manual handling duties.
What We're Looking For:
We are seeking someone with good practical skills and a strong awareness of health and safety. You should be able to think on your feet and adapt to different tasks. A commitment to being a team player with an excellent work attitude is essential. Flexibility to potentially take on further duties in the future is a plus.
Why Join Us?
By joining MAKAR Homes, you will be part of a team dedicated to sustainable building practices. We offer opportunities for growth within the company and a supportive, dynamic work environment.
Interested?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please email your current CV and a covering letter to Jess at [email protected].
Don't worry if your CV isn't perfect – we value your potential and team spirit more than your past experience.
27/06/2024
🏡How we dwell defines us. The housing crisis goes deeper than just a severe shortage of homes. It is rooted in the toxic materials we are building homes from.
At MAKAR, a coming to terms with the urgency of wholesale change has driven us for twenty years.
Read more about post-Oil Age carbon negative homes in our new blog: https://makar.co.uk/blog/post-oil-age-homes-from-toxic-housing-to-healthy-homes-part-1
A view of Cherry Park, a modified MAKAR A2.9 Example Home.
Our A2.9 homes are single-storey with level access. They have pitched roof design with minimized eaves, and are well suited to exposed locations.
Highlights include 2 bedrooms and a study, an accessible shower room, en-suite and attic storage above the bedrooms and serviced areas.
Explore our full example home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
Photography by Jennifer Macleay,
A typical MAKAR Home goes through our workshop in 6-8 weeks, and then can be assembled on site in just 5 days!
Our teams stay on site for 4 weeks after this to ensure that the shell is 100% wind and watertight.
With timelines as short as these, you could virtually explore one of our Example Homes today and see it fully assembled, wind and watertight in just three months time!
Take a virtual walk through of our popular A2.9 home. With vaulted ceilings, open plan living, kitchen and dining areas, and expansive glazing, the minimalist design provides a beautiful contemporary aesthetic.
Take a walk-through tour and explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
Thompson House is a beautiful modified MAKAR A4.5 Example Home with well-zoned living and dining areas, a great outlook, and access to covered external spaces.
Explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
We deliver MAKAR homes to a wind and watertight stage, which means the home is complete externally without carrying out the complete internal fit. We use locally sourced natural materials and allow customers to make their own choices on how the building is completed and by which tradespeople.
We also partner with a range of specialist businesses who project manage and organise all aspects of the internal fit-out work, taking these beautiful homes to move in stage.
Take a tour through our spacious A4.5 MAKAR Example Home. The perfect family home, with three bedrooms and a home office, and with open plan living kitchen and dining areas that are well zoned to provide great outlook and access to cover external spaces. This home has an impressive double height space with a gallery bridge.
Take a walk-through tour and explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
04/06/2024
It’s not only the timber structures of our buildings that are made from non-toxic, recyclable and carbon-negative materials; we are also careful in selecting the insulation for our homes.
MAKAR use only two types of insulation: recycled newspaper cellulose called Warmcel and wood fibre boards.
Warmcel is a recycled newspaper insulation with very low embodied energy, as well being an inert material with no off-gassing of Volatile Organic Compounds. Warmcel is natureplus® certified, recognising a product that meets the highest standards from raw material sourcing or extraction, to low emissions and clean production methods. The hygroscopic properties of Warmcel helps moisture to naturally migrate to the outside of the building fabric without building up on structural elements.
Boron salts added to Warmcel deter vermin, insects and mould growth as well as providing fire retardant properties. The specific heat capacity of Warmcel provides comfort in both winter and summer as both insulation and thermal mass.
Wood fibre boards are fitted externally and around windows to provide a full insulation jacket to the house. Like Warmcel the boards deter vermin and insects, and are suitable for external installation, behind the rainscreen cladding board.
The technology and expertise that go into our eco homes mean that we can deliver them to Passive House standard, fully certified, if required. Not only do MAKAR homes achieve ultra-low operational energy use, but we also address embodied carbon, locking up more than emitted during delivery.
We are dedicated to building ‘fabric first’ homes, which reduce energy requirements in the first place. To complement this approach, we can add renewables including solar panels, air and ground source heat pumps, back-boiler wood-burning stoves, rainwater harvesting, and PV battery systems.
MAKAR's A5 Example homes are spacious, with five bedrooms and a home office. They are ideal family homes with open plan living, kitchen and dining areas that are well-zoned to provide a great outlook and access to covered external spaces. This home also has an impressive double height space with a gallery bridge.
Take a walk-through tour and explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
MAKAR’s complete design and assembly service gives our customers certainty over the quality, cost, and workmanship of their new-build project. We provide a single point of contact who will manage your project from the early design discussions through the planning and building warrant processes, the manufacture of your home, the construction on-site, and the handover of the keys to your new property.
Take a virtual tour of a stunning A5.5 Example Home. At 184m square, the A5.5 home is a spacious five bedroom / two storey with a single storey wing, family home. The open-plan living, kitchen, and dining areas are well-zoned to provide a great outlook and access to covered external spaces.
Take a walk-through tour and explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
21/05/2024
A central feature of MAKAR’s model is the development of a closed load-bearing panel n-SIP (Natural Structural Insulated Panels) system that uses natural materials throughout - untreated Scottish grown timber and cellulose insulation (treated with Borax, which acts as a fire retardant), either re-cycled paper or wood fibre.
This approach remains unique in the commercial building industry.
Panels are manufactured in the workshop with external finishes such as larch cladding, complete with doors and windows.
The use of closed panels produces buildings that are airtight, healthy, highly thermal and carbon efficient while regulating moisture dynamically.
18/05/2024
The first of our series on MAKAR homes and commercial buildings explores our choice of timber over steel and non-natural alternatives. This results in significantly lower embodied carbon within our buildings than other comparable UK studies. Rather than being a source of carbon, our timber-intensive buildings form part of the global sink.
Our design approach has been tailored to the available Scottish timber resource. In the process, we have successfully developed a Scottish supply chain for our timber supplies, which all come from timber processors based in the North of Scotland. This gives us a secure source of timber with negligible associated carbon miles compared with imported timber.
The key species utilised are Sitka spruce (in natural Structural Insulated Panels, n-SIPs), European larch (for external cladding), and Douglas fir (for post and beam frames and other large components).
Find out more about our larger and commercial timber buildings: https://makarcommercialbuildings.co.uk/our-approach
Pictures include: Logie Timber's processing workshop, the building of MAKAR's own workshop for offsite construction
With over 20 years of MAKAR expertise in designing healthy, ecological homes, we have selected seven of our favourite tried-and-tested designs to form our ‘Example Home’ range.
Over the next seven weeks, we will introduce these seven carbon-negative and highly energy-efficient home designs with virtual walk-throughs and insights into our construction system and technology.
Starting with the largest of our series – the A6 Example Home 🏡 is a spacious two-storey home boasting six bedrooms and an open-plan living area designed to maximise comfort and connectivity.
Take a walk-through tour and explore our full Example Home range: https://www.makar.co.uk/our-services/our-seven-main-home-designs
Established in 2002, we have delivered over 250 of the UK’s most innovative Net-Zero, Ecological homes, using locally sourced, natural materials together with advanced off-site manufacturing.
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04/05/2024
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28/04/2024
Explore our meticulously crafted, high-performance home designs engineered with top-tier quality! Our homes offer transparent costs and unparalleled performance, ensuring your dream home becomes a reality.
Take inspiration from our example homes, perfected over two decades for optimal layout, design, functionality, and energy efficiency. Step into the spacious A3 home, boasting 3 bedrooms and an open-plan living area designed to maximise comfort and connectivity. Experience the perfect blend of indoor-outdoor living with well-zoned spaces and access to covered external areas. 🌿
For more information email [email protected]
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Logie Timber
21/04/2024
Some photos of our MAKAR A5 example home in Peebles.
We use Scotland’s natural materials to create beautiful healthy homes. This is increasingly recognised as the way forward for construction in our changing world. Indeed, long before the world awoke to the reality of climate change and the need for people to change their outlook as consumers, we forged ahead with our innovative approach – hence why we’re now a market leader in delivering true eco homes.
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It was a pleasure to visit one of our recently built MAKAR Homes this week. The design was based on our A4.5 example home, tailored to suit our customers’ requirements.
At MAKAR, we take immense pride in our exemplary home designs, all of which incorporate our cutting-edge, sustainable, timber-based off-site construction system. Using natural structural insulated panels (N-SIPs), we not only guarantee the highest levels of quality but also contribute to a genuine environmentally conscious and energy-efficient home. By conscientiously avoiding the use of chemical treatments, our homes are designed with a deep commitment to the principles of the circular economy, thereby setting new benchmarks for longevity and sustainability. Scottish Larch Cladding and Post & Beam supplied by Logie Timber
*Project Update*
Progress footage of our recent MAKAR home raising in Tain, Scotland. Keep an eye out if you are passing on the train!
MAKAR employs a timber-based off-site construction system whereby each home is manufactured in our Inverness workshops. Our system is defined as Natural Structural Insulated Panels (Nat-SIPs), recognising they are constructed of Scotland’s natural high-quality materials. Your home is delivered to site as a series of Nat-SIP panels, with cladding, roofing, natural insulations already installed.
Quality is assured as the superstructure of the house has been manufactured in a controlled environment, allowing a high degree of precision and quality control. The home is brought to a wind and watertight stage very quickly – which is ideal in our Scottish climate!
03/04/2024
*Upcoming event*
This Friday (April 5th, 1pm), join MAKAR Homes' founder Neil Sutherland as he imagines a fossil-fuel-free future and speaks about using locally sourced timber products to build inspiring and healthy net zero homes.
Neil will discuss why we should all be enthusiastic about expanding Scotland's woodlands and forests, what we have previously done with biogenic materials when energy was scarce, why examples are still relevant, and what success looks like in creating a liveable future.
Book your place today to learn about sustainable alternative materials and paths to net zero with The Scottish Ecological Design Association, and a fantastic lineup of speakers.
SEDA Land. Imagining a Fossil-Fuel-Free Future The bioeconomy – obstacles and how to overcome them.
31/03/2024
At Loch Lomond with a modified A3 MAKAR home raising. Our panels use natural Scottish materials for beautiful, healthy homes, making us a market leader in eco-home design and delivery. Choosing MAKAR means more than just design; we manufacture and deliver homes throughout the UK and Ireland using our unique off-site construction methods. This ensures we capture your needs and use our decades of experience to seamlessly deliver your new home.
Find out more at www.makar.co.uk
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