Carbon Co-op Photo Competition
Send in your retrofit photos for a chance to win a deluxe organic food and drink hamper. We want to promote your retrofits and energy saving activities to the world and need your photos to do it!
Aneaka Kellay
Green Open Homes Weekend 2018
Join us for an inspiring weekend of eco-home visits, meet and speak to people who’ve retrofitted their homes and find out what home improvements are possible.
Talking Windows with Green Building Store
Aneaka puts member questions about windows to Chris Herring, Director of Green Building Store. Topics covered include: (0:00:30) – Introduction to Green Building Store (0:03:30) – Cost/Benefit of triple glazing (0:11:20) – Triple glazing and acoustics (0:16:48) – Window sizing (0:20:00) – Window opening patterns and energy performance (0:23:48) – Incorporating stain glass (0:24:40) – … Read more
Spot the difference! Thermal imaging camera used to resolve airtightness issues.
Carbon Co-op members Alan and Monica discuss how they have used a thermal imaging camera to identify, diagnose and resolve airtightness issues in their newly refurbished home. We have nearly finished a major refurbishment of our house (see the presentation we gave to Carbon Coop on October 6th, 2017, “A Tale of Three Retrofits”). This … Read more
Training to Retrofit
Aneaka catches up with Tim from Nottingham to discuss his experience of attending Carbon Co-op’s retrofit training.
Retrofit Performance
At this Info Night we are joined by industry professionals to explore retrofit performance. When thinking about energy efficient home improvements insulation often comes to mind. While the focus on insulation is understandable, it’s important to remember that this is only one part of the puzzle. With retrofit, the devil is in the detail. Airtightness, … Read more