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National recognition for Barnet eco-home
14/12/09
Edited by Bob Witham. A project to showcase how older properties can be retrofitted to improve their energy efficiency has been recognised by the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC).
Barnet Homes funded the scheme with support from builder the Apollo Group.
The improvements they carried out on a pre-1920s, mid-terrace house in Berkeley Crescent are designed to cut the property's household bills in half within a year.
Measures included adding natural sheep's wool as loft and under floor insulation, installing solar panels to provide hot water and using a sun pipe to bring natural light into the landing area.
In the garden, there are water butts to collect and recycle rainfall, a composter to reuse waste and flow limiters on the taps.
All the appliances in the home are A-rated, including its new boiler, which converts 90 per cent of energy into heat.
The scheme won second place in the Big Green Home Improvement category for existing residential property at the National Home Improvement Council's Awards.
Barnet's cabinet member for community services councillor Richard Cornelius said: "I am delighted that the eco-house has been recognised nationally."
