low carbon

New film 'Beyond the Tipping Point'

A provocative new film, ‘Beyond the Tipping Point?’ explores how we imagine the future in the face of impending environmental crisis and how this affects the way we respond

Code for Sustainable Homes - three films

The Department of Communities and Local Government has produced three short films about building to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes - link and transcript at   http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingregulations/legislation/codesustainable/codesustainable/

 

Fulflood Open GreenHouse

On the weekend of 27/28 February 2010, the normally peaceful streets of Fulflood were bustling with people moving from house to house to find out how their neighbours saved money and fuel, and reduced their carbon footprint. Altogether there were just under two hundred visits to eight open homes. Members of the Greening Fulflood campaign had invited people to come and look at the energy-saving changes they had made to their homes, to see what was involved, and to hear about the advantages (and disadvantages, if any).

Low Carbon Living in Alresford 2010

Low Carbon Living Fair - 27th Feb 2010 

Chris Packham gives the key note speech at the Low Carbon Living Fair 27th Feb 2010 I wanted to let people know about our event after the initial whirlwind of helping to organise the stalls and mostly looking after the talk programme and our celebrity Chris Packham I feel I can report back on how the event went. We have a number of photos on our Flickr photo stream click here to see the photos.

Saturday 27th February 2010 is Love Your Home day

Neighbourhood climate change groups are holding events to raise awareness about what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint. Across Winchester district there will be discussions and films on climate change; information stalls on energy efficiency; renewable energy vendors; local food workshops; programs for sustainable transport; introductions to community greening activities, and more!

Opportunities to get involved, ask questions, meet like-minded neighbours, and have fun!

Low Carbon Living Fair - and more...

Saturday, 27 February 2010 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Perin's School, Pound Hill, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9BS

Alresford Greening Campaign's Low Carbon Living Fair will have environmental stalls, speeches, films and debates on 27 February at Perin's School. Other activities in Alresford in 2010 include 6 March - Alresford Greening Campaign AGM - 10-11am  followed by a seedy saturday seed/seedling swap at Long Barn Plant Nursery, Long Barn - The Old Sheep Fair, Bishops Sutton Road, Alresford SO24 9EJ. www.alresfordgreening.org 

Visit Fulflood Open GreenHouses

Saturday, 27 February 2010 - 2:00pm - Sunday, 28 February 2010 - 2:00pm
Homes in Fulflood, Winchester SO22
Greening Fulflood homes across Fulflood will open their doors to visitors on the 27th and 28th of February between 2.00 and 4.30. Addresses and what you can see below. Look at other people's homes and chat to the owners about their experiences with sun pipes, under-floor,  cavity and roof insulation, effective LED lighting,  wood burning stoves, double glazed sash windows, solar thermal panels and more.  
  • Look closely at the installations at each address
  • discuss the practicalities of installing them
  • consider the benefits, both in terms of reduced bills and improved facilities,
  • and share your useful hints and tips.

Part of the Love Your Home weekend and the 20:12 challenge.

Just call in from 2 to 4:30pm on Saturday on Saturday 27 or Sunday 28 February, unless otherwise indicated.

1    163 Greenhill Road (ring 01962-867902 first)
Solar hot water panels; double glazing; OWL electricity meter; cavity-wall insulation 
2    142 Greenhill Road (ring 01962-853234 first)
Wood-burning stove; double glazing; composting bays; cavity-wall insulation; low-energy light bulbs; thermostatic radiator valves; organic locally supplied fruit and vegetables (Riverford).  
3    38 Cheriton Road
Solar hot water panels, specialist hot water tank; cavity-wall and loft insulation (through the council scheme – easy); condensing boiler; thermostatic radiator valves; double glazing (wood and plastic casement frames); remote eco-switches for easy switching-off of standby; open fire fuelled by wood from tree surgeons, sawdust briquettes and home-made newspaper logs (slow burning); a variety of energy-saving light sources (halogen downlighters, compact fluorescent (CFL) low-energy light-bulbs, wind-up torch); wildlife garden; composting; water butt; vegetable garden; obtaining goods on Freecycle; local food (such as Riverford delivery). Activities: Making newspaper logs, using seasonal vegetables. 
4    11 Fordington Avenue
Insulated secondary wooden floors; double-glazed wooden casement windows with aluminium covering; loft and cavity-wall insulation; 2KW and 8KW wood-burning stoves; upgraded boiler with tank for solar water heating (to be fitted); thermostatic radiator valves; 5W LED downlighters (warm and cool white); various compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs; 2 and 4 litre dual-flush WCs, composting; water butts (normally attached to rain water pipes, but with waste water diverter for dry weather to be fitted); OWL electricity meter. Activities: biscuit decoration (with Greening Fulflood Green Leaves); seed planting. 
5    3 Byron Avenue
Wall, floor and roof insulation; double glazing; extra south-facing glazing to increase solar gain; thick curtains for thermal insulation; sun pipe; condensing gas boiler with water tank ready for solar water heating panel (to be installed); water butts on rainwater pipes; new extension using low-carbon materials (bamboo flooring, water-based paint; low energy lighting; ‘A’-rated appliances, dual-flush WCs); outdoor clothes-drying; composting. 
6    34 Elm Road (Sat 3 to 6 or call 01962-860911 or 07708-589359 to book Sunday)
3KW multi-fuel wood burning stove with a clear glass door heated by eco logs made of compressed sawdust, and are environmentally friendly; double glazing.  Activity: seed swap  
7    55 Fairfield Road
Double-glazed wooden sash windows (almost replicas of the original, with thin krypton-filled cavities and draught excluding trimmings); secondary plastic film window glazing (very cheap and effective); underfloor, cavity-wall and roof insulation; condensing boiler; thermostatic radiator valves; compact fluorescent spotlights(warm white, cool white, and daylight for comparison) and compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs; LED cool white track spotlighting; DIY draught stripping; folding bikes; remote eco-switches for easy switching off of standby; a double cat door; water butts fed from rainwater downpipes; composting. Activities: calculating your carbon footprint, folding a folding bike, using a bike trailer.  
8    26 Fordington Avenue
Solar hot water panels integrated with condensing boiler; a variety of double-glazed windows; cavity-wall, internal wall and underfloor insulation; loft insulation (two types); 3.4KW multi-fuel stove; various energy-saving lights (inside and outside); water butt on rainwater pipe; energy- efficient front door.

Open Meeting with speaker on eco-makeovers for pre-1900 homes

Saturday, 6 March 2010 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
St Lawrence Parish Room, Colebrook St, Winchester, SO23 9LH

WinACC's monthly Saturday morning open meeting with guest speaker Sarah Harrison. Sarah, now an expert in retro-fitting who has been invited to contribute to government policy, will talk about why we need to transform pre-1900 houses, how we can do it and the problems, costs and benefits involve. See what Sarah has done in her own London ecohome.

My first blog entry - my journey to a lower carbon lifestyle

The journey starts here...

I have been thinking about reducing my personal carbon footprint for a while now. I have signed up to the 10:10 campaign. I will be signing up for the 20:12 campaign by WinAcc.

My current carbon footprint (household) is over 9 tonnes per year. I have an energy monitor which is currently displaying the greenhouse gass emissions of our local library which has a display of our up and coming events related to our low carbon living project - see www.alresfordgreening.org for more details.

... and other grants to help you reduce the carbon footprint of your home

To find out what grants you could get, go to an excellent section of the energy saving trust website which asks you about yourself and then lists them all. Some, but not all, grants depend on your circumstances - for example, whether you are an owner-occupier, over 60, or on benefits. Some depend on your location or your energy supplier. It's well worth a look - you might get a pleasant surprise.

  

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