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Old home, Superhome update

Jun 12th, 2008 by Chris Duggan, GreeninBrum | No comments yet

40 people came to John Newson’s Open House on Sunday 1st June 2008 2pm to 4pm (part of the Birmingham Climate Change Festival. John hopes to open it again in the autumn, and has plans to further improve the energy efficiency of the house…
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Old Home, Superhome?

How can we improve our existing houses, to meet the challenge of cutting energy, carbon and our fuel bills ?

You are invited to visit and see and what I have done, and discuss what I could do – and what you could do at home…..

This is part of a national scheme by the Sustainable Energy Academy, who are looking for more green householders to join up, learning from and encouraging each other..

Open House – Sunday 1st June 2008 2pm to 4pm at 32 Alder Road, Balsall Heath

This is an end of terrace, 2-bed house, built 1884, now well insulated and re-equipped. So far, I have cut gas consumption by 70%.and carbon by 75%

But extreme weather sent the Birmingham tornado down our street in 2005. What more can be done to cut the carbon?

More details and photos here: 32-alder-rd-briefing-sheet (PDF)

See also the Sustainable Energy Academy website for details of the Old Home, SuperHome scheme

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