24-25TH NOVEMBER 2007
a.. Are you planning to renovate your house and want to do it in the most
environmental way possible?
b.. Do you want to slash energy bills and make your house warmer, brighter
and healthier?
c.. Are you selling your house and want to improve its poor energy rating?
d.. Do you want to prepare for life in the climate change century?
18 eco-houses in Oxfordshire (14 of them in Oxford city) are opening their
houses to the public to share the techniques, products and possibilities of
eco-renovation. This is a superb opportunity to see a wide range of
approaches and talk to the house owners directly about their experiences.
The houses cover a wide range of challenging types -including a garden
office, a flat, a former council house, a terraced Victorian house, a 17th
century cottage in a conservation area, a listed Regency villa and a 1980’s
developer house.
All of them have dramatically reduced their energy and water use. Some have
used standard materials that could be bought at any builders merchant.
Others have used new technologies including straw bale and sheep wool
insulation, solar panels, wood burners and a heat pump that draws water from
the Thames.
For full details on the open houses, and their locations and open times
visit
www.ecovation.org.uk
The event is hosted by: The Climate Outreach Information Network
www.coinet.org.uk Oxfordshire ClimateXChange www.climatex.org
In partnership with: The Sustainable Energy Academy
www.sustainable-energyacademy.org.uk
And with the generous support of: The Mid Counties Co-Op, Thames Valley
Energy, Oxford City Council Thames Valley Energy Advice Centre.
Enquiries- please contact [log in to unmask] or call 01865 727 911
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