Past Events

This 1950's sold wall, detached house has been super-insulated to around Pasivhaus levels. As a result it requires very little heating. The owners say: 'We wanted to take an un-insulated house with a 60 year old kitchen, bathroom and windows, and with damp and mould, and turn it into a comfortable, healthy house with low energy bills and reduced carbon emissions.'

This 1950's sold wall, detached house has been super-insulated to around Pasivhaus levels. As a result it requires very little heating. The owners say: 'We wanted to take an un-insulated house with a 60 year old kitchen, bathroom and windows, and with damp and mould, and turn it into a comfortable, healthy house with low energy bills and reduced carbon emissions.'

Work done includes:

The UK’s first Zero Carbon Barn Conversion developed by David Hill (now Carbon Legacy Ltd.) 256m2 two storey conversion. Previously developed the UK’s first Code 6 new build Zero Carbon homes in Upton, Northampton.

This is a typical 1980's house which was F rated when bought. 
Common sense improvements (draught-proofing, loft and cavity insulation, new gas boiler etc) and sensible but not extreme energy saving habits mean that energy use has been cut to less than a half of the original level.

The homeowner can provide hints and tips on draught-proofing and DIY insulation jobs (e.g. loft hatches). He will be able to explain our new display of thermal images which will show good and bad examples of heat loss in homes - and what you can do to about it!