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Let’s talk about eco houses: Insuring a non-standard home in the UK
Published 22 January 2020A few weeks ago there was a news article about a new zero carbon neighbourhood in South Wales getting the green light for construction. Homes in this neighbourhood will be built to generate more energy than they use, replacing energy drawn from the grids during times like cold snaps with clean energy during leaner months. Exciting, […]
Retrofitting with Natural Materials
Published 15 September 2018The first house we visited was a beautiful 1916 4-bedroom Edwardian terrace house overlooking Ruskin Park in South London. We wanted to discover how architect Natalie Black had retrofitted the property…let’s take a look inside. Natalie and Ben, who own the house, are retrofitting to improve comfort and energy efficiency, with a focus on using […]
How to live in comfort and style… and reduce your energy bills!
Published 23 July 2018What is retrofitting? Who better to ask than Marion Baeli and Robert Prewett, architects who have spent the last 2 years retrofitting their 1960s family home in Sydenham, South London. Blue Patch’s Youth Blogger Phoebe is on the case… “It’s all about comfort” says Robert, welcoming me in ‘Improvements in energy efficiency, through steps such […]
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