News
Sustainable Hayfield Secures Funding for Community Minibus
Thu, 28 May 2015Hayfield Sustainable Transport’s (HSTL) community share offer to help fund a community minibus has been a success. Thanks to the generosity of local supporters together with a grant promised by the Department of Transport, HSTL has raised a grand total of £50,000 to buy a second bus.
The two minibuses will be used in the day by seven local schools to transport classes on educational trips, at a cost sixty per cent less than hiring a coach. In the evenings and at weekends the vehicles will be used by local community groups, as the current minibus presently is – but with more scope!
If you would like to become a volunteer driver, contact Roland Strube on rolandtsrube@gmail.com or 01663 749062.
Nominate a Community Building for Renovation
Thu, 28 May 2015Neville Lumb, a company based in Church Gresley, South Derbyshire are looking for a local community building that is in need of renovation (this could include energy efficiency measures). If you know of a building in the area that could benefit please nominate it by emailing Michelle Pole: michelle.pole@nevillelumb.co.uk
Superhome for Sale
Thu, 28 May 2015One of the lowest-energy refurbishments in the UK is going on sale and it’s in Nottinghamshire! This 1950’s house in West Bridgford, Nottingham was upgraded using the Passive House refurbishment standard (EnerPHit) as a guide in 2011-12 and has an EPC rating of A. The house is a Superhome and has featured in Open Homes events. With PV panels generating an income of over £700 in 2014, and gas and electricity bills of less than £600 combined, the current owners are enjoying negative energy bills.
Estate Agent Rex Gooding are bringing this home to the market in early June. Call their office on 01159 455 553. Alternatively, you can email home owner Tina Holt on wbecohouses@gmail.com if you would like further technical details.
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Did You Hear Us on the Radio?
Wed, 20 May 2015
One of our Eco Open Homes householders was recently interviewed for a BBC Radio Derby programme. Listen to find out more about the eco features Tony has installed in his house (shown above during winter). The interview is approximately 1hr and 12min in to the programme.
Find more homes to visit over the next few weekends: www.everybodys-talking.org/ecohomes/events
Three Eco Homes Open This Weekend
Wed, 20 May 2015As part of the Nottinghamshire and Debyshire Eco Open Homes event, taking place throughout May, three homes are throwing opening their doors this weekend; and there's something to suit every budget:
NEST is a terraced house in Nottingham with lots of cheap, simple eco features including draughtproofing measures and container vegetable gardening. If you want a warm, cosy home on a budget this is the place to visit!
If you have some cash to splash but also like the idea of reusing materials visit Thornhill Eco House, a purpose built timber frame eco home whose owners have made use of recycled and local timber. Other features include warmcell insulation, recycled slates and a south facing conservatory. Passive Solar design means the house is heated using solar hot water and just one woodstove. It has solar photovoltaic panels for electricity. Rainwater is collected for use in the house and garden and a reed bed is used for grey water recycling.
Finally, just up the road from Thornhill, you can see a compost loo, vegetable gardens, wildlfe areas and internal solid wall insulation on a older building, lived in by Bamford Quaker Community.
It's not too late to find out more about some of the homes that have already opened earlier in the month. Elm Avenue has its own website and Tony from Malthouse Lane was on Radio Derby last week talking about his house (starts 1hr 12mins into the programme).