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Comment by Nick Hartley on Monday

Is anyone interested in visiting BEDZED the low energy housing development in south London?  Weekdays 9-5 only, indivduals free. Group tours can be arranged, but expensive at £25 a head.  Alternatively, what about the ZOG house in Hazlemere road?  Send me a message if you'd like to do either.  Nick Hartley

Comment by Tom Wright on December 8, 2011 at 23:41

Elaine - I agree the "energy conversations" event was really good and very inspiring.  Well done to George for organising and to the great speakers. Thanks for offering your house for a draught busting workshop. I will contact you directly about dates so we can push that forward. I have the list of all the people who expressed interest in attending.  I like the metaphor of the carbon quilt. Perhaps we could wrap some of that around your house? Tom

 

Comment by Elaine Henderson on November 21, 2011 at 12:23

And I've just been on some transition training where I met Anthony from Transition Teignmouth who has developed two websites to help with visualising and and finding out about carbon emissions.  Both are v interesting. For example, the 80m tonnes of carbon dioxide which we put into the atmosphere every day can be represented as the thickness of a sheet of paper wrapping around the whole earth - making an extra layer of "carbon quilt" of 30mm per year.  The "quilt" was 1.9m thick before the Industrial Revolution, but is now nearly 3m thick (and getting 30mm thicker per year).  Anthony thinks that maybe one of the best ways to get people to think about climate change is by concentrating on the carbon situation.  http://carbonquilt.org/visualiser and http://www.carbonvisuals.com/

Comment by Elaine Henderson on November 21, 2011 at 12:05

Hi.  The "Energy Conversations" evening was really good - especially the inspiring account from Sarah of Transition Belsize of how their draught busting project went from strength to strength.  Do we have a workshop planned in our area?  I'd love to offer my house - it's got loads of leaky window frames and could do with a bit of secondary glazing too.  A Saturday would be fine and I'd supply snacks

Comment by Tom Wright on October 30, 2011 at 18:28

Hi Group. I will be at the Farmers Market on Sun 13th Nov to promote the Buildings and Energy Group meeting the following day. Let me know if you are free to join me to leaflet/raise awareness for an hour or so. Thanks. Tom 07786 578 624

Comment by Tim Starley-Grainger on September 6, 2011 at 12:22

Check out the low carbon London Open House events taking part in W10 (around Lothrop Street and the Avenues)

http://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/events/open-house-london-in-the-a...

Comment by Chris Wells on August 15, 2011 at 22:43

Not sure if the PlanLocal site is of any interest to anyone but it was just recommended to me on twitter by Chris Rowland from Ovesco on Twitter

Comment by Phil Leask on July 14, 2011 at 15:51

Sorry, I won't be able to make it tonight.

Phil

Comment by George Latham on July 14, 2011 at 11:17

Perhaps of interest/ relevance to the energy saving leaflet discussion...

http://www.interactive.firstdirect.com/energy.html?WT.ac=FSDT_HB_En...

First Direct's 10 Energy Saving tips... pretty simple and accessible...

 

Comment by George Latham on July 14, 2011 at 9:53

(from Siobhan...)

Dear All

 

We are due to have a  meeting of the Building Group TONIGHT - THURSDAY! at 42 Callcott Road , NW6 7EA . My phone no is 0207 625 2112.and the mobile is below . Could you let me know if you are coming along if possible .

I promised after the last meeting to circulate a to do list following our last meeting on draught busting workshops . – apologies that it has taken so long . It is as follows ;

1.     Organise masterclass with GTI Ltd – the UK  distributors of the draught busting materials – for those who will then be willing to go on and give draughtbusting workshops – say early Sept

2.     Aim to start draught busting workshop in the autumn – advertised on the website /at queens park day/at TT drinks . ( with member of the

3.     Have display materials ready for the stall at QP day – breadboard with strips on

                          .                                                   – magnaglaze sample

-       Energy saving Leaflet

-       Dolls house windows/doors

-       Energy monitor  etc

 

4.     Find Host(s) for first /subsequent workshops

5.     Once date set – order materials ( 2 day delivery ) / prep instructions packs .

 

Look forward to seeing those who can make it tomorrow – and if you can’t make it but would like to volunteer for any of the above let me know and we can come back to you to firm up on things . .

 

Siobhan

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