low carbon homes
Fulflood Open GreenHouse
Posted Fri, 2010-03-12 21:40
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).
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.
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.
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.
Posted Sun, 2010-02-07 15:49
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.
Posted Sat, 2010-02-06 23:00
... 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.
Posted Thu, 2010-01-07 21:59
Average Joe
Posted Fri, 2009-08-14 17:16
An exercise for people to discuss where the greenhouse gases come from in "Average Joe's" lifestyle.
Built Environment Group
Monday, 7 December 2009 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
WinACC offices
Posted Thu, 2009-08-06 17:44
Built Environment Group
Monday, 2 November 2009 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
WinACC offices
Posted Thu, 2009-08-06 17:30
Built Environment Group
Monday, 5 October 2009 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
WinACC offices
Posted Thu, 2009-08-06 17:14
Built Environment Group
Monday, 7 September 2009 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
WinACC offices
Posted Thu, 2009-08-06 17:00
More resources on improving/upgrading existing homes
Posted Wed, 2009-03-25 13:37
"Government will launch a Low Carbon Homes strategy in spring 2009, as part of its response to the setting of the Carbon Budgets. In advance of the strategy, it will publish an energy efficiency consultation in late 2008. After discussions with the Office of Climate Change, Defra, CLG and BERR it was agreed that the UK Green Building Council would direct a project over summer 2008, designed to inform this consultation.
The Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes, who initiated the work, the Technology Strategy Board and the Sustainable Development Commission have all joined forces with UK-GBC to help deliver the project. Crucially, Government also provided co-funding and support.
