ECO HOMES OPEN WEEK: May 2015
Residents living in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have the opportunity to visit real eco homes on their own doorstep this May. Householders across the two counties who have made their homes more eco friendly will open their doors to inspire the public throughout the month of May as part of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Eco Open Homes.
Visitors will be able to see improvements including solar panels, solid wall insulation, air source heat pumps, grey water recycling systems and much more. Measures which can be funded by the government’s Green Deal and ECO will be on display. As well as many ordinary homes, the week also involves the opportunity to visit a community-owned hydro project in Derbyshire and the Derbyshire Eco Centre, an environmental learning centre near Wirksworth.
One visitor to the event last year said: ‘It was really useful to see a house where the owners had the confidence to make these improvements.’
Caroline Harmon of Marches Energy Agency, one of the organisations behind the event, said: 'This is a fantastic opportunity to visit real eco homes in your own community and get inspired to make your own home more environmentally friendly and cheaper to heat. It will be a bit like an Open Gardens Day, but householders will be showing off their insulation and solar panels instead of their sunflowers and chrysanthemums!’
Details of houses which are open, and when, are listed on the event’s website.