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Bungalow turned into 'green house'
21/04/09
A builder in Sussex has reportedly installed a solar hot waterframe on a home as part of one couple's efforts to be greener.Ann Link and her partner Richard have told the Guardian how they have moved out of London to Lewes in Sussex and embarked on a full-scale home improvement project to transform a bungalow.
"The first priority is to insulate and draughtproof […] We are planning external insulation on the walls and masses of loft and roof insulation," Ms. Link said.
In addition to the insulation, she has employed a builder to provide technical drawings and calculations and is being advised by a sustainable building designer to turn the bungalow into an energy-saving ecohome.
According to Marie Reynolds, a spokesperson for Friends of the Earth, there is a "clear public appetite" for green homes - so should Ms. Link later decide to sell the bungalow, she may have no shortage of offers.
