SuperHome Refurbs

SuperHomers are part of the growing network, Old Home SuperHome, where ordinary homeowners who’ve shown exactly what can be done with an energy makeover, slashing carbon emissions by at least 60%.

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A house in Dartington

In the village of Dartington in Devon there are two SuperHomes on the same street. This house whose owners are drama teachers reduced their emission b...

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Norfolk converted watermill

Itteringham is a tiny village with church, shop and pub and about 100 inhabitants in Norfolk. This house originally a mill built in 1778. It was conve...

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Faversham Victorian house

The house of Jonathan Richardson and Claire Wright is in Faversham which is between the North Downs and Kent coast. By installing a wood burning stove...

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Bristol detached house

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 windo...

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The Recycled House

The Recycled House is a 1960's ex-Police house in Camber, East Sussex. Keeping warm was challenging for its owners as the village is off the gas grid....

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A designer's house

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 c...

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A 3bedroom near Birmingham

This 3 bedroom house near Birmingham has reduced its CO2 emission by over 75%. Just to mention a few of the measures - the old windows, which had a U-...

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A Zero Carbon house

This house is one of five SuperHomes in Birmingham area. This is a truly zero carbon home which reached Level 6 in the Code for Sustainable Homes. It ...

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Detached bungalow in Essex

This house, in Clacton on Sea is a detached bungalow built in the 30s . It achieved a 76% emission reduction. Much of the work was done by the owners ...

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88% emission reduction in Stroud

This house, in Stroud in Gloucestershire reduced its emission by 88%. It was done by installing double glazing windows with argon gas between the pane...

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A 17 Century SuperHome

This is a 17 Century Stone walled house in Wootton-by-Woodstock, Chapel Hill. One of its unique feature is a in- wall heating system which delivers ra...

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An Oxford SuperHome in a conservation area

This Oxford SuperHome is located in a conservation area is a two storey terraced house built in the mid 1860s. Taking advantage of being close to the ...

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DIY project near Birmingham

Using its owner's DIY skills (As well as professional work) this house was transformed into a SuperHome. One example of a DIY project, the owner build...

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Biggleswade Refurb

Biggleswade is a market town and civil parish located on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire. John and Anne Rhodes, both retired, retrofitted their 4 bed...

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Victorian Refurb in Birmingham

One of the SuperHomes in Birmingham is John Newson's victorian 2-bedroom house, built in 1884. By adding 100mm thick internal insulation to the wall...

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Making Prefab Energy Efficient

Retrofitting any home is a challange but making a prefab house energy efficient is an even bigger task. In this house in Petersfield, installing e...

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A Carbon Negative Cornish Farm House

Tucked away in Jacobstow, a small village in north Cornwall, Paul Sousak's Cottage Farm is a carbon negative house. The farm is an organic one whi...

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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