B&NES Household Energy efficiency advice
See link to B&NES advice below, including FREE calls to an advisor.
Bath Green Homes
Bath Green Homes is jointly organised by Transition Bath, Bath Preservation Trust and Bath and North East Somerset Council, and aims to inspire and inform the community about:
See their website for Open Homes event and other helpful information including case studies .. work to improve energy efficiency on Georgian and other property
- Making homes warmer and cheaper to heat
- Retrofit of traditional and listed homes
- Renewable energy generation
- Low energy and sustainable design
See their website for Open Homes event and other helpful information including case studies .. work to improve energy efficiency on Georgian and other property
The B&NES Sustainable Construction &
Retrofitting SPD
This is an excellent CABINET APPROVED FEB 2013 planning guide that also includes helpful information on retrofit. In September 2013 a further more detailed section will be added on retrofit of listed properties to improve energy performance. See link Below
Camden street by street conservation area guidance
A pioneering guide produced by Camden, and giving street by street gudiance as to treatment of elevations of buildings for insulation etc in their conservation area. An example of what could happen elsewhere?
The Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust Foundation gives impartial, accurate and independent advice to communities and households on how to reduce carbon emissions, how to use water more sustainably and how to save money on energy bills.The challenge facing us all is how to reduce carbon emissions, develop sustainable sources of energy, make water use sustainable and keep British citizens warm and cosy over the winter. The Energy Saving Trust is committed to helping the UK to meet this challenge.
Understanding how our homes lose heat
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled a suite of climate change guidance documents for architects and consumers during 2007 and they have since been further up-dated.
The guidance documents, known collectively as the RIBA Climate Change Toolkit, are primarily aimed at the construction industry though the first guide in the series – the Climate Change Briefing which is designed to have a broad, non-professional appeal.
The guidance documents, known collectively as the RIBA Climate Change Toolkit, are primarily aimed at the construction industry though the first guide in the series – the Climate Change Briefing which is designed to have a broad, non-professional appeal.
For older homes .. Climate Change and Your Home a website designed to help you understand more about the potential impacts of climate change and ways to save energy. See link below.
See also the English Heritage Guidance for renewables in the renewables setion of this website.
See also the English Heritage Guidance for renewables in the renewables setion of this website.
Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon
Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon carried out thermal imaging photography in February and March 2012 on a street by street basis in some parts of Bradford on Avon. We hope to loan their thermal imaging equipment to carry out a few surveys on individual houses where local residents request this in early 2013