FREE Green Open Homes house tour

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As part of Muswell Hill Sustainability Group's Green Open Homes season ...

A 50 minute tour and Q&A opportunity with the hosts of an Edwardian, 1920’s semi-detached 3 bedroomed home. Solid wall brick constructed.

This property is next door to the "1920's semi-detached retrofit home", also part of Green Open Homes, so you may wish to book consecutive time slots for these visits

Retrofit activities, carried out over the last 12 years, did not retain period features and include ...

• 13 Suntech 250 Solar Panels installed (Generation capacity: 3.25 KW)
• 20 years FIT contract (Current rate for Generation 31.59KWh)
• External Wall Insulation: flank wall
• External Wall Insulation: Front & back
• Battery ( 7.2KW)
• Battery ( 2.4KW)
• Triple glazed windows and door in loft
• Installation of Electricity powered systems & Disconnection from Gas.
• Air Source Heat Pump {Cool Energy)
• Solar PV (0.9KW)
• Solar Thermal (1.2KWh)
• We use 2 apps to monitor production & usage: Solarman & Emphase
• Induction hob to replace gas oven

““Over the last 12 years we have gradually achieved our aims to create a more sustainable
environment in our home. Coming off gas feels an achievement. We have been very
fortunate with the main contractor and have also been exploited by another. It has been a
learning curve and as technology develops it is evident there are now opportunities to do
things differently. We are keen to continue to enhance and use various methods to
supplement the wood burning stove for heating the ground floor. In November will be
installing triple glazed windows and back doors to contribute to insulation and lowering
maintenance required over the coming years (work may be underway when visits occur)..” Homeowners