On 21st January 2012, the exhibition of low energy homes attracted about 130 people interested in seeing the homes on show and listening to the talks. With stall-holders displaying a range of technologies from Rushcliffe Borough Council's light-bulb library to full scale home refurbishments and renewable technologies, there was a lot to see. To read about the stalls, talks and afternoon house tours in more detail, read the full write-up here.
A very big thank you must go to the exhibitors and a super team of Transition West Bridgford / Eco House Group volunteers who worked hard on the day to make it happen and to provide a warm welcome to the visitors.
This exhibition marks the final event in our "Eco Houses under Construction" series, but don't worry - there will be opportunities to see these homes and others in the future.
Thanks to our recent successful LEAF funding bid, there will be further house visits and a set of workshops due in March, so look out for our "Homes Behaving Badly" events. The idea is to make sure that these workshops are as relevant as possible to those who come along. Knowing that West Bridgford has more than its fair share of solid wall homes and large areas of cavity wall housing, different workshops will focus on different types of homes and the associated low, medium and high cost solutions to cut energy use.
As well as looking at all the feedback from the exhibition, we would like to know if you live in a cavity wall home or a solid wall home, and what issues and options you need to know about in more detail. A questionnaire is coming soon!
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
More about the exhibition
There are just days to go to
West Bridgford’s free exhibition of low energy homes on 21st January 2012 (see previous post), so here is a bit more
information about the displays and presentations.
Seven low energy homes will be
represented in detail, each with their own display of photos, information and in
some cases, samples of energy saving products.
(Two homes will be open to visitors during the afternoon - the timber frame new build and the 1950's refurbishment. Just sign up at the stand for either house or email info@wbecohouses.co.uk to visit at 2pm or 3pm.)
(Two homes will be open to visitors during the afternoon - the timber frame new build and the 1950's refurbishment. Just sign up at the stand for either house or email info@wbecohouses.co.uk to visit at 2pm or 3pm.)
Energy efficiency advice will
be available from Sheila Hood, Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Energy Officer.
Independent information about renewable technologies will be displayed on the
Energy Saving Trust stand where Tim Saunders will be able to answer your
questions.
In a separate room, between
10am and 1pm there will be a series of short 20 minute presentations in the following order:
10.15 Creating a zero carbon barn conversion
David Hill, Managing Director of Carbon Legacy
10.40 Latest news on the Feed in
Tariff, Renewable Heat Incentive and Green Deal
Tim Saunders,
Energy Saving Trust
11.10 Ultra low energy refurbishment – externally insulated 1950’s brick house
11.30 Ultra low energy refurbishment – internally insulated stone Coach House
Gil Schalom, Architect and Tina Holt, organiser of the exhibition
Gil Schalom, Architect
12.00 Building low energy homes in the
Meadows and Sneinton
John Long,
project leader for Igloo and Blueprint Regeneration
If you would like any further information about the exhibition, email info@wbecohouses.co.uk
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