Blog entries from Will Homoky

Home of the Future showcased at EcoBuild 2010

Will Homoky — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:57 +0100

The grand unveiling of our house happened just four weeks after the start of the eco-refurbishments. Representatives of the press, campaign supporters, and competition sponsors joined in with the celebrations at our house, as Campaign Director Simon McWhirter handed us back the keys to our 75% more energy efficient home.

No sooner than Cat and I had spent our first weekend in perfect comfort, I had been whisked over to Earl's Court in London for the 2010 EcoBuild conference. Speaking oRead More...

Eco-Home of the Future unveiled after just 4 weeks

Will Homoky — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:21:20 +0100

It seems like yesterday that Keepmoat workers descended on our home in Bristol, packed up belongings and stripped out old doors and kitchen and bathroom fittings. It's incredible to think of the extent of the refurbishments that have been achieved in such a short time frame - hats off to Keepmoat, SolarCentury and Knauf Insulation for working together to pull it off in such good time!

We had a lot of fun on our first day back in the house, with sponsors, parents, film crews and reportRead More...

Income, savings and emissions reductions achieved by solar power

Will Homoky — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:18:15 +0100

I remember when generating electricity from the sun seemed closer to science fiction fantasy than a realistic and practical means of micro-energy generation. That was up until yesterday; when I became another homeowner in the UK with the capacity to generate green electricity from an otherwise very ordinary rooftop.

The installation of the Solarcentury 1.92kWp Sunsation, might sound dramatic, but in actual fact, involved just two installers to mount the panels oRead More...

How much insulation does it take to make an eco-home?

Will Homoky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The refurbishment is well underway at our house in Bristol, which will make it the 10:10 and Great British Refurb Campaign's Home of the Future.

A notable change so far has been the arrival of vast quantities of Knauf Insulation.

Previously, our Victorian house had suspended wooden floors, solid-brick walls and just 50mm of loft insulation, - leaving it poorly equipped to hold-on to the heat we generated. Now 200mm of insulation has been added under the floors, 150mm is beRead More...

First day at Will's house - winner of the Great British Refurb and 10/10 Home of the Future ...

Will Homoky — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We're really excited about the work starting now; we still couldn't quite believe all the refurbishments were really going to be happening until the builders arrived earlier this week and made a start on things. They plan to be here for 4 weeks, and in that time install extensive insulation, draft exclusion and solar voltaics. Needless to say we've had some sleepless nights in anticipation, thinking over the scale of the changes to come. Catherine and I have been moved into a very nice apartmRead More...