Getting Heat Pump Ready Blog 4: Moving to a heat pump – a rocky road, but we got there.
The final blog in our series on getting a heat pump into a 1930s semi-detached home. This post shares the results of the building work undertaken.
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Stay warm for Less – an energy booklet for everyone
Regular volunteer Judith Leary-Joyce, shares her free booklet covering everything from windows and doors to general living hacks.
Thermal Imaging Camera Case Study: External Wall Insulation
JoM shares their comparison of two external walls: one that has been insulated as part of a retrofit project, and one that has not.
Sustainability Market: Meet the Stallholder; Meco Homes
Harpenden Sustainability Market can be found on the tree-lined, shady side of the common on the third Sunday of alternate months.
Getting heat-pump ready: Blog 3 – The results, the reports and what next
What steps to be considered before getting a heat pump for a 1930s semi-detached blog. This post will share the process of heat surveying, air tightness testing.
Getting heat-pump ready: Blog 2 – The thermal energy audit and air tightness test
What steps to be considered before getting a heat pump for a 1930s semi-detached blog. This post will share the process of heat surveying, air tightness testing.
St Albans Council launches Home Energy Support Service!
In partnership with Better Housing Better Health, St Albans City & District Council has launched a central phone advice line available to all residents
Getting heat-pump ready: Blog 1 – Introduction
This blog series by Sustainable St Albans trustee Catherine Ross follows her journey, figuring out how to get off gas… Read More »Getting heat-pump ready: Blog 1 – Introduction
How we insulated our Victorian home
Judith Leary-Joyce tells the story of how she turned her late Victorian end of terrace house from cold to cosy with insulation and draught-proofing.
Retrofitting a 1901 end of terrace (with the environment in mind)
We knew from the outset that we would have to go down the eco route – I’m far too much of a vigilante to do anything else. The big limitation was our knowledge. The problem with starting so blind is that we were sure to miss something and now it’s too late to put it right. So one learning was that we should have employed an Eco Builder rather than go with good ‘normal’ builders who were also flying blind.
Reduce Energy Use At Home
At Sustainable St Albans, we have two thermal imaging cameras for loan. They have been borrowed by over 300 people across the district over the last six years..find out what you can discover with the camera – and how to borrow it!
Thermal imaging camera case study – Grove House
Grove House was built in the 1950s. Borrowing the thermal imaging camera shows the results of improvements to insulation and warmth.