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Case Study: Whole-House Retrofit in Lewisham
Project Overview: Transforming a London Home for Net-Zero This project is located in an Edwardian residential area built between 1907 and 1911 on the site of the former Belmont villa in Lewisham, South London. The project aimed to improve energy efficiency and air quality through a deep energy retrofit. The homeowner wanted to tackle climate…
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Too Hot In Your Home? Retrofit To Cool It Down
Sadly it looks like overheating is a problem that is only going to get worse over the next few years. Whilst most of us do our best to reduce our emissions and try to make it a nicer less polluted planet governments around the world either can’t or won’t change things on a larger scale.…
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Annie and Will make their home more energy efficient
Annie and Will contacted me at Ecoalex because they wanted to make their house in Wimbledon, South East London warmer and more energy efficient. They have a realistic budget for the project but want to make the most of it and prioritise the projects that save the most carbon and fit with the renovation plans…
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Making your home cosier and more efficient with Ecoalex
Alex spoke at the Green Conversations event held by the St John’s Society in Deptford and brought along the retrofit dollhouse to demonstrate how external and internal wall insulation may be used to maximize heat conservation while preserving historical featuresin a solid wall property. The retrofit dollhouse serves as an educational tool, showcasing the possibility…
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Building a green roof in South London
New green roof in South London with gabion cages for the sides, insulation and biodiverse planting.
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New green roof in Dulwich
I put together another roof in Dulwich recently and thought I would share a few pictures and details. This one started out with a visit to the clients to have a look at the roof. They had initially asked about a sedum roof and possibly even a cartridge system so I hadn’t been that keen.…
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Thriving green roof in Welwyn Garden City
This green roof on an extension in Welwyn Garden City is nearly 10 years old and has been thriving. This was the first green roof I made so I was a little cautious about the loading, the middle are is sedum on a foam drainage mat with very little soil. The edges have more soil…
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Bike shed green roof in Dulwich
I like making green roofs but one problem with them is that I nearly always build on extensions and garden buildings at the back of houses so no one but the home owner gets to see it. Bike sheds are usually at the front of the house so they are on show to the world.…
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TrustMark registration
I have been working hard to get all the companies processes and accreditation in place so that we can provide services to the new PAS 2035 retrofit standard. This all went through last week and I can now proudly display their logo here: This means I can help companies working on the ECO scheme and…
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Marlow roof update
Some gorgeous pictures from the roof I built in Marlow last year including some priapic sedums!
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