Leicester Open Eco Houses
Inspiring Low energy eco homes open to the public: 11/12th and 18/19th July 2009
A chance to visit some inspiring homes of different types and ages with many eco features, in and around Leicester. Find practical and inspiring ideas on how to make your home warmer, brighter, healthier, cheaper to run and ready for the climate change century.
From a small terrace to large detached houses and a narrow boat, learn from the home owners themselves about solar water heating, photo-voltaic panels, dry lining, permaculture gardening, woodstoves, eco- building and more!
For information on the homes that you can visit click here, or see the table below.
For full details or to book a visit send an email to: info AT transitionleicester.org.uk or phone Louise on 0116 267 7007 after the 29th June.
For more information about refurbishing your home to reduce carbon emissions, take a look at the links below.
Homes to visit
Organisation:
Minutes from planning meeting: May 13th 2009
Info sheet for volunteer households to complete: here
Links
Existing Homes Alliance
Campaigning for low-carbon improvements to existing UK housing.
Great British Refurb
Campaign fronted by Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs, calling for a massive refurb of existing UK housing.
Old Home Super Home
A project by the Sustainably Energy Academy, which features a searchable database of existing houses across the UK that have had low-carbon renovations.
The Yellow House
The story of the eco-renovation of a 1930s semi-detached house in Oxford.
3 acorns
Information on the eco-retrofit of a Victorian terraced house in London, which became not only carbon neutral but carbon negative!
Energy Saving Trust
Information and support on how to make energy saving improvements to your home.
Earth Notes: Saving the planet at home
Very informative site going into the fine details of reducing emissions from your home.