A designer's house

Friday, 15 July 2011 10:54

The TV host interior designer, Oliver Heath, is a member of the SuperHome Network. His and his wife's house in Hove is an exemplar of measures which can help reduce emission from homes. Just to mention a few - condensing boiler fitted, external weather compensator, underfloor heating on ground floor, radiators on first floor, wood burning stove, whole house heat recovery system, and a daily monitoring of energy consumption.

SuperHome Details
  Value
Money spent on retrofit
Energy rating of property before retrofit10.9t
Energy rating of property post-retrofit4.1t
Carbon savings6.8t
Carbon saving percentage0.62
Hydro turbineN
Solar PVY
Underfloor heatingN
Thermal/ Loft/ Floor/ Wall InsulationCavity wall, loft and floor insulation
Low energy lightingY
Water efficient devicesY
Other measuresDouble glazing, Whole house heat recovery system, Condensing boiler, Wood burning stove
Closed February 2012

The GBR campaign ran from 2009 to 2012 and ended with the passing of the green deal legislation.

Here are our successes
kevin
quoteThe campaign was set up three years ago with the ultimate aim of making it easier for owners to eco-refurb their homes. And to a massive extent we achieved just that. The Green Deal, which is a government policy which will enables all of us to refurb our homes with no upfront costs is a game changer and we are proud to have been a catalyst and indeed on occasion cattle prod to that happening. So now when the landscape of home refurb is changing dramatically, it is time for us to take a back seat too and let the politicking end and the real world Great British Refurb commence. signature