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  • About
    • About Open Eco Homes
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    • Privacy
    • Contact us
  • Events
    • 2020 Autumn Season
    • Thermal imaging training
    • Past Events
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Case study archive
    • Video tours and advice
    • Presentations
    • Glossary of terms
    • Cosy Action Plan
    • Further links
  • Donate
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    • Making our homes fit the future – without tears

2017

Econyl Carpet tiles on the stairs
8 Oct 2017

Econyl Carpet tiles on the stairs

by Tom Bragg | posted in: 2017, Blog, Home Energy, Uncategorized | 0

After about 20 years, our stair carpet had become very worn, and we needed to replace it. Carpets have a surprisingly high environmental impact. Problems include toxic emissions, water use, the carbon footprint of the materials used and landfill.  We … Continued

Carpet
Wood-burning – Inconvenient Truth, Part 2
4 Oct 2017

Wood-burning – Inconvenient Truth, Part 2

by Tom Bragg | posted in: 2017, Blog, Home Energy | 0

Sadiq Khan asks for powers to control wood-burning Part one of this blog was on the inconvenient truth that burning wood, especially in our cities, is a major contributor to particulate air-pollution that’s killing an estimated 29,000 people a year … Continued

DEFRA, ecodesign, home energy, pollution, Wood, woods-stove
Do you live in an eco home?
4 May 2017

Do you live in an eco home?

by Tom Bragg | posted in: 2017, Blog, Home Energy | 0

We’re well on the way to selecting our homes for this years Open Eco Homes event but we’re still on the look-out for homes we haven’t featured before, so please do get in touch if you want to be part … Continued

Tom Bragg puts the heat on wood and finds a particulate problem
29 Mar 2017

Tom Bragg puts the heat on wood and finds a particulate problem

by Tom Bragg | posted in: 2017, Blog, Home Energy | 0

We love to host guest blogs on Open Eco Homes so get in touch if you have something we might be interested in sharing. Here Tom Bragg, CCF Trustee, shares a blog he originally wrote for Cambridge Carbon Footprint, challenging one of … Continued

Hello OEH 2017!
21 Mar 2017

Hello OEH 2017!

by Tom Bragg | posted in: 2017, Blog, Home Energy | 0

It’s a real pleasure to be back in Cambridge for my second year as Open Eco Homes co-ordinator, and I can promise you that I’ll be working hard through the summer to bring you another great event in October (8th … Continued

Open Eco Homes 2017

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