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Making a Victorian house

into a SuperHome

Presentation to the Highgate Society

Sustainable Homes event

15 September 2012

Sarah Harrison Eco-refurbishment Consultancy

SuperHome Network

A semi-detached

Victorian house

in a Conservation

Area

Beautiful but

cold & draughty

in winter

hot in summer

expensive to run

Chester Rd

100m internal wood

fibre board applied to

all external walls

Insulating the solid brick walls

Wood fibre board and mineral wool

placed underneath the new

oak flooring

Insulating the ground floor

Cornices re-made by

specialist plasterers

Period details retained

and restored

Mosaic hallway floor

restored

Insulating and

restoring the roof: and

At the front, original

sash windows double

glazed & draught

stripped

At the back, new

high performance

windows double

glazed, argon filled,

low ‘e’ glass

Improving the windows

Complies with

Clean Air

regulations &

reduces gas

needed

for heating

by 40%

An efficient wood burning stove

Solar thermal panels

heat the water

Using the sun’s energy

Photovoltaic panels

produce electricity

Reducing water use

Water efficient

WCs fitted

Flow restrictors,

aerating taps &

shower heads

installed

Rainwater and recycled water

used for gardening

Water wall

Grey water diverter

A SuperHome

- a home fit for the 21st Century

• Increased comfort

• Reduced energy & water bills

• Asset value enhanced

• EPC rating improved from G to B

• Carbon emissions reduced by 84%

Opening doors to low energy

refurbishment

60%+ carbon saving

138 across UK

Most house types

100,000 visitors

5 homes to visit 22/23 September

4 Victorian, 1 Edwardian

Bertram St

Chester Rd

Belsize Park

Each very different…

St Augustine’s Rd

Grosvenor Rd,

Muswell Hill

www.superhomes.org.uk

Sarah Harrison

www.eco-refurbishment.co.uk

www.superhomes.org.uk