2021
F-rated home to near Passivhaus Standard 15 Sept Rachel & Jake's largely DIY, thorough Retrofit, with beautiful results Slides, Video, Case Study
Heat Pump Choices 1 June. Warren Pope of Retrofit Works, Eastern New Energy, wtih Michael Goodhart and Anne Miller on their heat pumps. Slides, Video
Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry: Open Eco Homes Webinar 13 April with 75 participants Zoom Video, featuring:
- James Smith and Margaret Reynolds: Victorian Home: Getting off Gas
- Mark Brinkley: Stylish Low Energy Self-Build
2020
House Built In 3 Days Tour, 20th Oct by Adrian Slides, Video, Case Study
Carbon-neutral studio flat Tour, 13th Oct by Ian Slides, Video and Case Study
A Heat Pump for your home Talk, 12th Oct by Andy Hamilton Slides, Video
More Space, Less Energy Tour, 8th Oct by Bart Slides, Video, Case Study
Insulation Talk, 6th Oct, Margaret Reynolds, Tim Acheson, Apos Petrakis Slides, Video
Country Home in the City Tour, 5th Oct, Ian Slides, Video, Case Study
Victorian Terrace Getting off Gas Tour 26th Sept, James and Hannah Slides, Video, Case Study
Victorian Home with 21st Century Insulation Tour 22nd Sept, Zoe and Samin Slides, Video, Case Study
Green Homes Grant talk 21st Sept, Peter Bates & Tom Bragg, Slides, Video
1930s eco-retrofit & loft extension 17th Sept Antony Case Study
Mark Brinkley's Self-Build Online Tour 23rd June and 1st Oct Slides, Video Jun, Video Oct, Case Study
Cool Homes in a Heatwave 17th June Video, Further Advice
Margaret Reynolds, Green Architect on Shading
Tom Bragg, CCF Trustee, on Ventilation, etc
Beginners Guide to Retrofit 22nd April PDF of slides, Video Recording
Nicola Terry, Margaret Reynolds, Tom Bragg
2019
Your Smart Electric Home 9th Oct
Owen Morgan, Cambridge Solar: PV and much more
Thomas Whiffen, GEO: The Hybrid Home
Garey Dew, householder with PV and Battery: His Installation
Better Insulation 3rd Oct
Margaret Reynolds, Architect
Stuart Dyer, Householder, Transition Cambridge
Tim Acheson, Green Hat Construction
Beginners Guide to Retrofit 21st Sept
Jonathan Atkinson & Marianne Heaslip, Carbon Co-op & URBED
Draught-proofing & Ventilation 17th Sept
Tom Bragg Open Eco Homes Workshop Presentation
Cambridge 2030 – Meeting the zero carbon homes challenge 10 Sept
Allan Shepherd - Open Eco Homes
Tom Bragg - Open Eco Homes
Julia King - Baroness Brown of Cambridge
Meredith Bowles - Mole Architects
Emma Davies - Greater Cambridge Senior Sustainability Officer
Bart Hommels - Open Eco Homes host
Chris Brown - Igloo
Getting Your Home Ready for Climate Change 24 June
Emily Hutchinson Cambs County Council Floods
Dea Fischer La Jardiniere Gardens Droughts
Tom Bragg Open Eco Homes Heatwaves
Marmalade Lane, K1 Tour 3 March Presentation
2018
Solid Wall Insulation Choices 18 Oct
Jason Palmer Cambridge Architectural Research Intro, Presentation
Margaret Reynolds Architect House Insulation
Tim Acheson Green Hat Construction External Wall Insulation
Getting Your Home Ready for Climate Change 16 Oct
Nicola Terry, Anne Cooper & Dea Fischer Adaption
Tom Bragg Keeping Cool
Eco Self-Build 26 Sept
Mark Brinkley Housebuilder's Bible Author Self-build at Sedgwick St
Kate Hawksworth Open Eco Homes Host Girton Self-build, Notes
Laurence Castle S Cambs District Council Local support for Self-Build
Draught-Proofing & Ventilation 22 Sept - Thanks to Centre for Sustainable Energy
Tom Bragg & Claire Graziano Draught-proofing with controlled ventilation
Co-Housing and Community Land Trusts 18 Sept
Emily Mulvaney East Cambs Community Housing Local support for Community Build
Ian Collins Marmalade Lane Co-housing A co-housing story
Anthea Dodson Stretham and Wilburton CLT Why Community Land Trust
2017
ENERGY METERS & CONTROLS
Nicola Terry, Fabre Lambeau, Ann Mitchel, Peter Bates & Tom Bragg - Slides
NATURAL & RECLAIMED MATERIALS
Oliver Rehm, Baufritz UK - Building with Wood
Judith Green, Eco Homes Host - Choosing & Living with Natural & Reclaimed Materials
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Jason Palmer, Cambridge Architectural Research - Introduction
Owen Morgan, Cambridge Solar - Innovations in PV & Storage
Tim Baker, BA Hydro Solutions - Ground Source Heat Pumps
Tom Bragg, Cambridge Carbon Footprint - Wood Stoves & Air Pollution
2016
DRAUGHT PROOFING & VENTILATION
Peter Pope, Eco Homes Host - Airtightness
Antony Rix, Eco Homes Host - Ventilation
RENEWABLES PLUS
Justin Ballard, Integrated Energy Consultants - Heating (RHI)
Andy Rankin, Midsummer Energy - Solar & Batteries
EFFICIENT ELECTRICS
Nicola Terry, author & blogger - Appliances
Tom Bragg, Eco Homes Host & engineer - Lighting
NATURAL INSULATION
Alex Jelly, Eco Homes Host
2015
PRIORITIES AND PLANS
Alex Rice, OEH host - Priorities
Anne Miller OEH Host - Getting the best from builders
Justin Smith, City Home Energy Officer - Grants
PERSONAL STORIES
Lorna Rayner, Lingrey Court - ZeroCarbon home
Antony Rix, Sherlock Road - Slides
Colin 2 timber-frame houses, Silverdale Avenue - Slides
RENEWABLES PLUS
Owen Morgan, Cambridge Solar - Solar PV the latest choices
MVHR, Nicola Terry - Living with solar
2014
GETTING STARTED
Tom Bragg, making a plan from easy jobs to big project - Handout, Slides
Nicola Terry, tools: thermal imaging and a new DIY survey - Slides
Justin Smith, grants & help, Solid Wall Insulation Fund - Slides
LOW CARBON ENERGY
Owen Morgan, Cambridge Solar - Solar energy
Lisa & Bil Wight, Ablewight - Wood Stoves
Pete McKeown, Cernunnos -Heat Pumps and Micro CHP
Nicola Terry referred us to Transition Cambridge’s excellent - Solar PV, Solar Thermal
AN ENERGY RESEARCHER'S HOME
Ray Galvin, Putting technical understanding into practice in the home -
Solving mould and condensation problems
Impediments to energy-efficient ventilation
The UK homeowner-retrofitter as an innovator