Past Events
This traditional stone built house has been extensively extended and sustainably improved, aiming to be as near as possible zero carbon.
It was built in approximately 1760 with three extensions added in 1950s, 1970s and 2008.
A Derbyshire gritsone two-up-two down detached house built in 1860 with extensions added in the 90's and 00's. The house has stone & rubble walls and a small conservatory.
Hear about the options available to add solar energy technoloiges to building projects at home.
A detached Edwardian home (with a 1970' extension) in a conservation area. The owners have installed a number of both low and high tech measures, including both cheap and more expensive measures:
An Edwardian bungalow loft conversion and whole-house ultra low energy refurb. This project is in progress and many interesting features will be still visible. Project resumed after 5 year hiatus allowing the latest thinking to be applied.
Torrs Hydro is a community-owned hydro-electric plant. Clean, green energy is generated by river water flowing through our reverse Archimedes screw “Archie” and sold to the local Co-op supermarket. The project is owned by 230 shareholders.