New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

The event – entitled “Insulation Celebration” will take place on Sunday 20th March. 8 Homes will be opening across the city featuring interesting retrofitting solutions to wall, floor and loft insulation, 1 is a new build, and a couple are designed to Passiv Haus standards – so some really interesting things to see. Also, representatives from the construction companies involved in the projects will be available at a minimum of 4 homes, and architects who designed the retrofits at a further 2-3. This should provide some really valuable information that students, staff and general public can learn from.

Because we are so thrilled with what we have put together we have also given our website (www.bristolgreendoors.org) a makeover! Like some of the homes, the refurbishment is still in progress but we hope you will like the new features that are already up and running and will find items of interest. From Monday it will include a booking system necessary for visiting the homes.

So, if you are considering insulating your walls (and from my own personal experience I can assure you it makes a fantastic difference) find out more and plan on visiting some homes on the 20th. You could come with a neighbour and consider how a joint scheme might work. Alternatively pass this on to a friend or someone who you think will be interested.