Join us for a guided energy saving tour of The Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth’s environmental community building. It is a Climate Emergency Centre, one of a network across the UK. It acts as a place for people to come together to take climate action and to fight injustice. The Warehouse is home to campaigns activity and hireable meeting space, the veggie and vegan BRIG Cafe, Sprocket Cycles,…
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Can old homes ‘get off gas’? Tour an end-terrace house with a grant-funded heat pump Thu 5th or Sat 7th Dec
Working for Energy Catapult as a Local Area Energy Planning consultant, Lewis is more then familiar with the idea of heat pumps as a green alternative to the traditional gas boiler, and the ‘fabric first’ approach to their installation that is considered to be the icing on the cake of carbon-saving domestic renovations. But he’s also well aware that homeowners struggling with energy costs can’t exactly afford the kind of…
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Andy’s plans to ‘stop heating the garden’ from his 1930s ‘Sunshine House’ – Recorded interview
Birmingham Green Doors showcases energy efficient homes in the ‘able-to-pay’ market, because seeing is believing when it comes to making our homes greener and warmer. Our homeowners are excited to share their warmer home wins with you, but also don’t hold back on the trials and tribulations that have come with making often extensive, expensive, and highly disruptive renovations. If you’re considering making some changes to your own home to…
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A tour of Ben’s energy efficient Edwardian home in Moseley
EVENT RESCHEDULED! We’re pleased to announce the rescheduling of an eagerly anticipated tour of Ben’s house. You will see how Ben transformed his home from cold and draughty to warm and cosy. Come along for a unique tour to see how he: – Used an independent energy efficiency audit for expert advice – Made some quick and easy changes to stop losing heat – Had different types of insulation works…
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Exciting whole-house, fabric-first energy saving makeover! Saturday 9th & Friday 15th March
Join us for a small group visit to Shivaji and Magdalen’s house in Birmingham to see their whole-house, fabric-first energy saving makeover. We are really excited that you’ll be able to see: wood fibre insulation – a sustainable alternative to plastic-based insulation products, for improved moisture performance the use of Hempcrete – a sustainable, hemp-based material that has lower embodied carbon than concrete to provide insulation, depth and texture the…
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Tonight I visited Maggie and Dave ahead of the next Birmingham Green Doors event – I love how they have made their home warmer
Maggie and Dave are hosting our next Birmingham Green Doors event on 4 March 2023. I have been there before to give them energy advice, but tonight was the first time I have been back since their green home makeover. What a transformation. There are many features and benefits I could list but what struck me most was that it was evenly and consistently warm and comfortable throughout. There are…