Bristol detached house
Friday, 15 July 2011 10:54
The owners of this house, both architects re-designed their house and reduced their emission by at least 73%. One interesting detail is that the windows are double glazed but rather than the more commonly used UPVC, they are high performance timber-framed
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Money spent on retrofit | 100,000+ |
| Energy rating of property before retrofit | G |
| Energy rating of property post-retrofit | C |
| Carbon savings | |
| Carbon saving percentage | 0.7 |
| Hydro turbine | |
| Solar PV | |
| Underfloor heating | |
| Thermal/ Loft/ Floor/ Wall Insulation | External, roof and floor insulation |
| Low energy lighting | |
| Water efficient devices | |
| Other measures | Double Glazing, Condensing boiler |
The GBR campaign ran from 2009 to 2012 and ended with the passing of the green deal legislation.
Here are our successes
The 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.






