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The Sustainable City – in Dubai

January 2, 2020 by Tessa Shepperson

The Sustainable City

I wanted to share this fascinating video of a housing development in Dubai, which has been developed from scratch to be as sustainable as possible. Maybe we can learn from this?  Certainly, we could have a lot more solar panels in the UK.  In the Sustainable City, they cover all the buildings and also the carparks.  Find out more on their website. The interviewer by the … [Read more...] about The Sustainable City – in Dubai

PasivHaus Council Estate in Norwich wins the Stirling Prize

October 12, 2019 by Tessa Shepperson

I was so excited when Norwich's Goldsmith Street Estate won the Stirling Prize this week.  At last a proper street for ordinary people with brilliant design and eco-credentials is given recognition. Let us hope that this is the start of more Passivhaus developments by Local Councils.  They want to do it - they are just held back by central government's restrictive rules on … [Read more...] about PasivHaus Council Estate in Norwich wins the Stirling Prize

Q-Bot – Robotic underfloor insulation

September 21, 2019 by Tessa Shepperson

One area of heat loss is through the floor.  If you have a suspended timber floor you can lose quite a bit.  However, insulating this via traditional methods is disruptive and expensive. Q-bot solves this by using robots.  Being fairly small you just need to lift a small part of the floorboards to give them access.  SurveyBot, for example, will survey the underfloor area to … [Read more...] about Q-Bot – Robotic underfloor insulation

Could this be the future of social housing?

September 7, 2019 by Tessa Shepperson

Goldsmith Street

Being a Norwich resident I was thrilled to read this article in the Guardian about a groundbreaking social housing developing just 20 minutes walk from my house! Over 100 Passivhaus social housing homes!  In Norwich!  An award-winning development AND also up for the Sterling Prize! Needless to say, it took me over a month to get over there to take a look.  But I was impressed.  … [Read more...] about Could this be the future of social housing?

Preventing heat loss up the chimney – the Chimney Sheep

August 17, 2019 by Tessa Shepperson

In an earlier post, we looked at putting an umbrella up your chimney. But you could also put a sheep up there! Having an open chimney in a property is like leaving a window open all the time. The Buildings Research Establishment state that 80 cubic metres of air travels up a chimney per hour. We don’t necessarily notice the warm air escaping, but this warm air needs to be … [Read more...] about Preventing heat loss up the chimney – the Chimney Sheep

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