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Friday, October 21, 2011

Radcliffe Superhome!


20 October 2011: DNC writes: Michael Bedford of Radcliffe has just had his house added to the Superhomes website, which is for retrofit to older homes, using energy saving methods or technology. See:
http://www.superhomes.org.uk/superhomes/nottingham-johns-road
Somehow, I guess that this is one house that will be warm this winter, however bad the weather gets!
This is about the most comprehensive retrofit that anybody could do. Here's a list of the main features:
  • 60mm Phenolic foam external insulation 
  • 20mm Spacetherm (Aerogel) + Fermaboard panels internal insulation 
  • 120mm Celotex floor insulation and 250mm Celotex loft insulation 
  • TITON MVHR system 
  • Hi-performance ALPHA gas boiler 
  • 2.4 SqM solar thermal panel 
  • 10x245W Photovoltaic panels  2.45 KWp
    (in the photo, nine are visible, the tenth one cropped from the photo)
  • Low energy lighting throughout 
  • Low energy appliances

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