West Bridgford, Nottingham

This 1950's sold wall, detached house has been super-insulated to around Pasivhaus levels. As a result it requires very little heating. The owners say: 'We wanted to take an un-insulated house with a 60 year old kitchen, bathroom and windows, and with damp and mould, and turn it into a comfortable, healthy house with low energy bills and reduced carbon emissions.'

Work done includes:

•  External wall insulation
• Ground floor insulation and super-insulation of loft conversion.
• Air tightness work to minimise heat loss through the building fabric.
• Triple glazed windows throughout, and quadruple glazed roof window.
• A ventilation system with heat recovery to provide a continuous supply of fresh air without significant heat loss. It removes stale air and excess moisture which would otherwise be bad for the building and the occupants.
• Added a porch on the front door and a draught lobby to the back door.
• PV panels added to the south-facing roof at a late stage in the project.

Tours will be held at 2pm and 3:30pm. Pre booking is essential and can be done at: www.wbecohouses.co.uk.

Travel tips:

• By bus: 8 or 9 up Musters Road, alight at Malvern Road. Or no. 10 bus, alight at Asda then walk for 10 mins.
• Bicycles can be parked in the back garden.
• By car, park at least five houses up the hill from the house to avoid congestion in the immediate area.