Don’t throw stones in Greenhouses – Part 2
TweetIn my previous blog I discussed our response to the BFP challenge concerning whether anyone had a home greener than John Laker’s. The answers was: Yes with bells on. Although our blog-host paper...
View ArticleSuperhomes: I’ve got mine. You got yours yet?
TweetSuperhomes. We love them. In the recently launched Wycombe District Council’s “Carbon Reduction Framework” the use of Superhomes was listed as an action point no less than FOUR times. It read:...
View ArticleSave the Plan[e]t?
TweetI was screwing up old newspapers to make firelighters when I happened upon the Free Press Property section from February 25th 2011. The headline read “Saving the plant and saving money at the save...
View ArticlePann Mill on the Rye, oh my
TweetPann Mill on the Rye in Wycombe has always held a special place in our affections. There is something very serendipitous about its position in our town’s culture. It represents something...
View ArticleCan’t Cook/Rubbish at Gardening
TweetSometimes I feel quite inadequate. I am no foodie. I can burn toast and microwave something but I simply cannot cook. No interest. Don’t care. Likewise I cannot garden. I cannot grow vegatables....
View ArticleThis week an Energy Shambles. Next week: BIG Energy Saving Week
TweetDid you know that 75% of consumers are on the most energy expensive tariff? Did you know that the numbers of energy consumers switching suppliers continuing to decline? The average consumer...
View ArticleSuperhome Case Study: is it worth it?
TweetWhen you modernise your home to cut its carbon footprint, you start with a sense of purpose. It reflects your belief system. However, after having done this we wanted to know: is it worth it in...
View ArticleWas It Worth It? Part Two
TweetIn ‘Part One’ of our “Was It Worth It?” article we asked whether investing your money in a retrofit of a home to super-low-carbon standards was worth it. We managed to prove that it was an...
View ArticleThe 5 Rules of Washing Up
TweetJay Rayner (restaurant critic for The Observer newspaper) recently blogged about how much he hated dishwashers (http://t.co/BQgkBFUf): “At dinner parties, guests who had offered to help clear up...
View ArticleA very British Biomess
TweetThere really is money to be made out of what we throw away. Although the old days of the rag’n'bone man are behind us we have modern equivalents; a few weeks ago an old van drove pulled into our...
View ArticleI see EPC
TweetSuperhome 59 got its Energy Performance Certificate in April 2014. It was necessary to apply to Ofgem for the Renewable Heat Incentive. At the same time we got a “Green Deal Assessment” which...
View ArticleThe Privateers & the Damage Done
ISBN-13: 978-1-78168-290-6. “Private Island: why Britain now belongs to someone else” by James Meek was published by Verso in 2014. This work will appeal to many of us who read and enjoyed George...
View ArticleGuest blog: Installing external wall insulation – heating off this summer?
Guest blog by Ms S Bhogal of Iver in Buckinghamshire: In February 2015 Ms Bhogal won a solid wall insulation show home competition promoted by South Bucks District Council. Here she shares her...
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