Learn about home improvements that can make a big difference to your pocket and your planet - at the Greenwich Eco House.
Tenants' representative trying out the energy gauge
Tenants' representative trying out the energy gauge
Visit the Eco House
Opening Times:
Every Thursday, 10am to 4pm until 11 December 2008.
The house will then re-open on Thursday 15 January 2009.
Additional dates:
The house will also be open between the hours of 2pm and 4pm on the following additional dates:
- Saturday 6 December 2008
- Sunday 25 January 2009
- Sunday 22 February 2009
- Sunday 29 March 2009
Arranging an appointment:
Visits to the house are by appointment only.
To arrange a visit, please call 020 8921 6414 or email ecohouse@greenwich.gov.uk.
Practical demonstration
The project demonstrates:
- how an existing home can be refurbished to provide environmentally sound solutions
- how upgrading our homes to energy-efficient standards can help reduce the impact we make on the environment
- the cash savings that we can achieve through energy-efficient technology.
The Council deliberately selected an existing 80-year-old home, rather than a new-build property, to show that bringing an existing home up to good environmental standards need not cost a lot.
Eco House highlights
Some features of the Eco House include:
- cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and dry lining – all designed to keep the warmth in, and made of 'green' materials wherever possible
- energy-efficient central heating installed with an 'A' rated condensing combination boiler and inexpensive radiator panels
- eco-organic paints throughout
- low-energy light fittings, energy-efficient oven, fridge and washing machine, water-saving taps
- shower and low-flush toilet
- disabled access at front and rear
- removable 20-litre recycling bins built into kitchen units - with flaps in the kitchen work surface leading directly to the bins
- dining room big enough to work from home
- cycle shed
- water butt.
More energy saving advice
You can also learn about:
- home insulation
- gauges to check your power usage
- sustainable cleaning products
- where to buy Fair Trade drinks and groceries
- and 'green' ways of travelling.
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