Peterborough has some fantastic plans for future housing and the technology to create new eco homes is available for all to see, just tune into Channel 4’s Grand Designs and you will see Kevin McCloud raving about the latest insulation, solar power and energy efficient designs.
Great! But most of us live in Victorian, Georgian or 20th Century housing stock that predates climate change, but they are buildings of character that give our neighbourhoods individuality, that modern housing estates often lack.
Tearing down these properties would be wrong, transforming them is the solution.
Grand Designs have added their weight to a retrofitting campaign called the Great British Refurb. This Bristol town house won their eco home prize for its retro fit.
Great! But most of us live in Victorian, Georgian or 20th Century housing stock that predates climate change, but they are buildings of character that give our neighbourhoods individuality, that modern housing estates often lack.
Tearing down these properties would be wrong, transforming them is the solution.
Grand Designs have added their weight to a retrofitting campaign called the Great British Refurb. This Bristol town house won their eco home prize for its retro fit.
Link to:Award winning Bristol EcoHome
Retrofitting is coming to Peterborough. A Partnership between UKCEED, Axiom Housing Association, the City Council and others from the Environmental Cluster has attracted £150,000 of government funding to retrofit properties in Peterborough.
The project will adhere to the principle of “keep it simple stupid” focussing on the building’s shell first, then adding bolt on renewable technologies such as solar panels and heat recovery ventilation.
The project seeks to both inspire those in charge of social housing to retrofit more houses and develop the knowledgebase within the local construction and environment sectors of how to combine these technologies in the most effective manner, for more information on the project visit http://www.retrofithouse.co.uk/.
Retrofitting is coming to Peterborough. A Partnership between UKCEED, Axiom Housing Association, the City Council and others from the Environmental Cluster has attracted £150,000 of government funding to retrofit properties in Peterborough.
The project will adhere to the principle of “keep it simple stupid” focussing on the building’s shell first, then adding bolt on renewable technologies such as solar panels and heat recovery ventilation.
The project seeks to both inspire those in charge of social housing to retrofit more houses and develop the knowledgebase within the local construction and environment sectors of how to combine these technologies in the most effective manner, for more information on the project visit http://www.retrofithouse.co.uk/.
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