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Events, House visit

Homes opening this weekend 12-13 Nov

Do pass on this invitation to visit homes around Sheffield and see their energy improvements – talk to the hosts about the real-life experience of retrofit!

What methods do they trust? Who are the best builders? What’s it like to live with the technology? Find out more about all the homes and opening times here: http://sheffield.greenopenhomes.net/green-homes-sheffield-2…

We have 13 homes open, across Sheffield, from Burngreave to beyond Stannington, and from Crookes to Meersbrook. Regular favourites such as the low-impact extension at Fireside and the 1930s Superhome in Edgedale Road, plus 2 completely new homes to view, which we are very excited about…

In Southgrove Road we have a family home with significant improvements including an extension. In Heeley, REACH homes are opening their prototype affordable home built from shipping containers, using recycled materials!

Pass on the news to your friends and workmates – get involved in our network for greener homes in Sheffield!

Events

The Future of Buildings in Sheffield

Green Homes Sheffield is proud to be supporting a great event on Wed 9 November: “The Future of Buildings – a retrofit showcase”. The event has been organised under the banner of Zero Carbon Yorkshire, by a wide group of organisations passionate about making our Sheffield  buildings fit for the future.  We hope to see you there – please book online and find out more here.

And the following weekend, 11-13 Nov, we have an Open Homes event, your chance to visit homes across the city who have been improving their energy performance… all the details are here.

Events

Sustainable Homes Discovery Event, 6 April 5-8pm

Green Homes Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have jointly organised a Sustainable Homes Discovery event in the early evening of Wednesday 6 April, to share knowledge, practice, and connections about making homes in Sheffield more sustainable for the future.

 General participants book here         Exhibitors book here

SUSTAINABLE HOMES DISCOVERY EVENT – speakers’ programme v2

This event will take place in the central Atrium in the University, from 5pm-8pm, including displays from local businesses and housing organisations, and a programme of talks and discussions.  Presentations from practitioners and researchers will highlight the challenges, opportunities, and strategies available for retrofitting Sheffield homes to make them fit for a low-energy future.

Our speakers include academic experts covering topics such as domestic energy consumption trends, zero carbon housing design, community energy projects, and housing modernisation, and professional practitioners who will speak about the practicalities and different options for insulation retrofit, and energy generation. 

The exhibition displays include a range of experts in building technologies, suppliers of insulation, energy generation and energy recovery products.

Attendance is free of charge (both for stallholders and other participants), and we hope you’ll be able to join us with your questions and your insights. Online booking is now available via the links below:

General participants book here

Exhibitors book here

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Events, News

Discover the way to sustainable homes…

Green Homes Sheffield is organising a Sustainable Homes Discovery event in the early evening of Wednesday 6 April in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, to share knowledge, practice, and connections about making homes in Sheffield more sustainable for the future.

We’re excited that this event will take place in the Heartspace of SHU, within the Atrium,  from 5pm-8pm, including displays from local businesses and housing organisations, and a programme of talks and discussions.  Presentations from practitioners and researchers  will highlight the challenges, opportunities, and strategies available for retrofitting Sheffield homes to make them fit for a low-energy future.

A range of organisations, businesses, and practitioners are being invited to contribute (e.g. Green Building Store, the Association for Environmentally Conscious Building, and Sustainable Building consultants) and the event is expected to attract homeowners, staff and students from SHU,  and organisations concerned about sustainable housing.  It will be a great opportunity to showcase expertise and opportunities around home energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Attendance will be free of charge (both for stallholders and other participants), and we hope you’ll be able to join us.

Online booking will be available soon, but please get in touch if you’re interested in a display space, or in speaking at the event, or if you have any questions!

Events, Volunteering

Autumn adventures on the way

On Sat 3rd, Sun 4th, Sat 10th and Sun 11th October, Green Homes Sheffield is offering another round of open homes, plus the chance to tour homes by bike on Sun 4th October! There will be around 20 homes of different shapes and sizes opening their door to you, across the city.

Whether you are planning a big building project, need to save money on energy, or simply want to tackle some tricky draught-proofing, there will be plenty to find out and be inspired by. All of our open home hosts have improved the energy saving properties of their home, and are generating renewable energy from the sun or have made changes to their lifestyle, e.g. their travel habits.

Many of these homes have benefited from the skills of local companies – designers, builders and installers – who are keen to offer their services.  See our ‘Who Can Help?’ directory to find out more.

We have teamed up with experienced cycle tour organisers to bring you the Green Homes Cycle Tour on Sun 4th October… more details very soon!

Like to get more involved? As well as hosts to open their home, we need volunteers to help in the office and assist on open days. Just drop us a line!

 

 

Events, House visit

All aboard for the Tour de Green Homes Sheffield!

Bookings are now live for all 19 homes opening their doors to you on 9-10 and 16-17 May. Here’s  preview of what’s on offer and you can find full details at http://sheffield.greenopenhomes.net/ or using the links below – please book ahead for the tours you are interested in by following the green ‘Bookings’ link to the right of the home details.

On Saturday 9th May, Crookes and Stannington take the lead – you’ll find 2 homes in Crookes open in combination for tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm,  and Green Directions open (near Stannington) at 2.30pm.

On Sunday 10th May 2 contrasting homes in Sharrow are open alternately, at 10.30am, 11.45am, 1pm and 2.15pm, while the cafe nearby at Strip the Willow  will welcome you for a cuppa and a look at their Inno-therm insulation anytime between 11-4!

Saturday 16th May is the big day for Ecclesall Road homes, with a grand total of 4 terraced and semi-detached homes, open at 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm and 4pm respectively, with a wealth of features on display.

The grand finale of our Spring event is Sun 17th May, when 4 homes new to our network in Meersbrook open their doors at 10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm, 1:45pm and 3pm in varying combinations so you can visit them all! Meanwhile, over in Burngreave another 3 homes are on show in combination at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, with everything from draught-proofing to a low-impact extension for you to see.   And last but not least, a typical terrace in Crookes shows the way with insulation and draught-proofing at 10.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm.

We hope you’ll join us for a relaxed and informative tour of some of our Green Homes, and why not join our network to stay in touch and find out about helpful businesses for your own refurbishment project?

Thanks to local businesses High Efficiency Low Carbon, and Homeco for supporting our work with donations this year!  We have also received grant funding from Green Open Homes and from Sheffield Town Trust.

 

 

 

Events, News

Spring is in the air…

Spring is in the air, and we are pleased to announce our next Open Homes event, on 9-10 and 16-17 May.  It’s a great time to plan how to make your home warmer and cheaper to run next winter! Come and visit some of the Sheffield householders who have started on the road to energy efficient homes and want to share what they’ve learnt.

You can find all our open homes listed here and book for tours in different areas of Sheffield, looking at homes old and new, large and small, and all levels of project from draught-proofing to complete extensions.

As many as two-thirds of us worry about the cost of energy, and all the research shows that investing in energy efficiency is the most cost effective way to save on fuel and have a more comfortable home, so join us and get inspired this Spring!

 

Energy saving, Events, House visit

Burngreave open homes: keeping cosy this winter

The highlight of this weekend’s open home events will be our Burngreave Special on Sunday 19th – a chance to see 3 different homes, each with various kinds of insulation, draught-proofing and renewable energy on view. Talk to the householders about their experience of getting energy improvements installed, what it’s like to live with, and how you could do the same.  We’re delighted Green Homes Sheffield will feature on Radio Sheffield’s Saturday breakfast show this week – please listen in!

You can join any combination of these 3 visits in Burngreave, please book online if possible, and arrive promptly:
10.30-12.30 – Fireside Housing Co-op (visit 1), 57 Melrose Rd (Including soup, bread and salad )
13.00-13.45 – 266 Barnsley Road
14.00-14.45 – Brambles Housing Co-op 80 Andover St
15.00-17.00 – Fireside Housing Co-op (visit 2), 57 Melrose Rd (including tea and cake)

Events, News

Autumn green home inspirations

Autumn is a great time to get inspired about greening your home, so we at Green Homes Sheffield are planning 4 days of open homes for you to visit.  Each of the days will focus on a different area of the city and offer a selection of homes to visit:

Sat 11 October – 2 homes in Crookes, plus look out for more details for Heeley/Meersbrook

Sun 12 October – 2 homes in Nether Edge

Sat 18 October – homes in Ecclesall Road area plus Nether Edge and further afield… more details soon!

Sun 19 October – Our ‘Burngreave Special’ openings will include 3 very different homes and a chance to talk to tenants and homeowners about the work done.

Across the city there will be around 12 homes to visit, and we are co-ordinating opening times to help you see everything you want to.

Full details of all the homes are at: http://sheffield.greenopenhomes.net/

 

Events, News

Our Autumn open homes announced

Green Homes Sheffield is pleased to announce we’ll be holding a series of open homes days in October 2014. Running on two consecutive weekends, the events will feature clusters of homes in different neighbourhoods of Sheffield. There will be the chance to visit one or more homes in Nether Edge, Burngreave, Crookes, Heeley/Meersbrook and Ecclesall Road.

The dates for your diary are:

  • Sat 11th and Sun 12th October
  • Sat 18th and Sun 19th October

Check back soon for further details of green open homes to visit, features on view, and times of tours/drop-ins!