Tag: insulation
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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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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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GLA warmer homes scheme
I am proud to be working with Retrofitworks on the GLA warmer homes scheme. For the past year we have been providing retrofit co-ordinator services to the scheme and provided new energy efficiency measures for over 250 homes throughout London. As well as providing new boilers we have been improving ventilation, insulating walls and roofs…
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Reclaimed materials in side return extension in Hackney
A side return infill extension with an industrial style. Extensive use of reclaimed materials, high standards of insulation and a wildflower green roof. We completed this project late on last year working with Clements Design as the architects. The project aimed to turn a cramped kitchen into a spacious area for cooking, eating and socialising.…
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Nine months in and this green roof has been thriving
I went to see the roof I built in Kennington last month and took some photos I thought I would share. I wrote about this one last year showing the build up process to a green roof. I was particularly pleased that the insulation we put on as an added extra has made a real difference…
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Reclaimed bricks and cladding looking great
We have nearly finished the extension we have been working on for the last few months in Hackney. The walls, roof and floor are all in place and there is just fit out for the inside and the green roof to go on top.
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New green extension in Hackney
Just a quick update, we broke ground on a new extension last week. It’s mostly just digging at the moment but still exciting. I got to put up a sign outside the house: The project will develop over the next few weeks. The walls incorporate high levels of insulation and will be made using reclaimed…
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Projects update
A quick update on recent projects. Green roof on bike shed I have nearly finished a green roof on a bike shed in Stockwell. It is all ready for planting and the customer has a great plan for herbs and succulents in a geometric pattern. It looks pretty good at the moment but I will…
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Open House Weekend
Last week was Open House weekend as the 40,000 or so people that went to Battersea Power Station should know. Having had a quick peek at it recently as part of the improvement zone project I was able to visit a couple of eco homes instead. Having seen quite a number of architect led fantasy…