Learn how Gina and Kevin made their 1960s detached house warm and cosy. Join us for small-group study visits to experience an upgraded home first hand whilst hearing from Gina and Kevin who can answer your questions about: – adding internal wall insulation to reduce heat loss from the home – installing two sets of solar panels, plus a battery – having an air source heat pump installed in 2024…
Category: Heat pump
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Tour of Kez & Azzy’s whole-house renovation
Engineer Kez and his partner, Azzy, are expecting a baby in January so their whole house renovation in Sandwell has been a race to the finish line and having just had the air source heat pump installed, they’re almost there! Join us for a tour to learn about: – hemp lime insulating plaster on external walls – new double glazing – air source heat pump – new loft insulation –…
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Tour Bruce & Maryann’s warm and cosy Widney Manor home
Over a ten year period Bruce and Maryann have made energy efficiency improvements to their detached 1930s house in Solihull. They were early pioneers of internal wall insulation before it became widespread; and as a result they use less gas for their heating than you would typically expect for such a warm and cosy home. At this small group visit you will learn, experience and have the opportunity to ask…
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Green Doors Returns to Solihull
For the first time in over 10 years, Green Doors returns to educate and support residents with energy efficiency and retrofit, starting with an exclusive home energy tour in Hampton-in-Arden. Over two thirds of homes in Solihull are predicted to be in need of energy efficiency measures to achieve EPC C in order to improve health & wellbeing, reduce bills and emissions to bring homes into the 21st Century. According…
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Learn how Dudley Council is making its homes more energy efficient
People can learn more about how Dudley Council is working to make its homes more energy efficient and sustainable at this small group visit to a recently retrofitted home in the Brockmoor Estate. NEW DATE ADDED – SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY, 1PM. As part of the council’s climate action, Dudley has been the first in the region to secure funding for an innovative carbon busting project, designed to bring neighbourhood carbon…
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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…