Nottinghamshire Open Days in September 2013

Preparing for a warmer winter?

Householders who are interested in ways to reduce energy use and improve comfort in their homes are invited to a series of ‘Open Homes’ days this autumn.

Tina Holt, the founder of Transition West Bridgford’s Eco House Group, is arranging visits to a number of low energy homes in the Nottingham area. It’s a great opportunity to see these houses and to talk to the owners about their experiences – and it is free!

Each home will be featured on the wbecohouses.co.uk blog over the coming weeks, and opening times through the autumn will be included as dates are finalised. Booking is simple – just email wbecohouses@gmail.com to receive the details.

Some featured homes are new builds, designed to be low energy from the outset. Others are existing homes that have undergone a low energy refurbishment, for example:

On Saturday 28th September, Roger Bell will open up his home near Southwell. This is a new build which was designed to follow Passive House principles while at the same time using many elements of standard UK construction (e.g. cavity walls). The home owners moved in at the start of winter 2012-13 so are able to share their first impressions on how the house is performing thermally – and the build itself is of course still fresh in their minds!

On Sunday 29th September, Tina will open up her own house to visitors. This is a typical 1950’s solid wall house in West Bridgford which has undergone a whole house low energy refurbishment. How did the newly insulated house stand up to its first year, including a cold winter and the hot weather in July? What was the energy use before and after? Come along and find out.

Although these two homes differ greatly in many ways, both include renewable energy technologies, ventilation systems with heat recovery and high levels of air tightness and insulation.

Now that the UK government has a scheme to reduce the cost of insulating solid wall homes (that can also be used in conjunction with savings, a Green Deal loan or other finance options) it’s a very good time to find out more!

For bookings or other questions, email Tina on wbecohouses@gmail.com

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