West Kent Green Open Homes

17 - 18 May 2014

Join us and visit 11 open homes within 10 miles of Tonbridge that have improved their energy efficiency. This will range from typical homes with simple measures to listed buildings and the award-winning Hadlow College Passivhaus Centre. Be inspired to make energy-saving changes to your home and reduce your bills

11 homes

Energy-saving improvements key

  • Low-cost improvements
    Low-cost improvements
  • 'Big' insulation works
    'Big' insulation works
  • Glazing
    Glazing
  • Lighting systems and electrical appliances
    Lighting systems and electrical appliances
  • High spec heating
    High spec heating
  • Renewables: heat
    Renewables: heat
  • Renewables: electricity
    Renewables: electricity
  • Water management
    Water management
  • Sustainable building materials
    Sustainable building materials
  • Lifestyle change
    Lifestyle change
  • Recommended
    Recommended

Please note that this event has now finished.

Property 01 - Barden Park Road, Tonbridge

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works High spec heating Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management Sustainable building materials Lifestyle change Recommended

Property 02 - Eastwood Farm, Sevenoaks Weald

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works Glazing Lighting systems and electrical appliances High spec heating Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management Lifestyle change Recommended

Property 04 - Court Lane, Hadlow

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works High spec heating Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management

Property 03 - Walnut Tree Cottage, Hadlow

Glazing High spec heating Renewables: heat

Property 10 - Julians Way, Sevenoaks

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works Glazing Lighting systems and electrical appliances High spec heating Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management

Property 11 - The Middlings, Sevenoaks

'Big' insulation works Glazing Renewables: electricity Water management

Property 05 - The Heath Stores, Horsmonden

Lighting systems and electrical appliances Renewables: heat

Property 06 - Lansdowne Road, Tonbridge

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works Glazing Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management Lifestyle change

Property 08 - Valley View, Tunbridge Wells

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works High spec heating Renewables: heat Renewables: electricity Water management

Property 07 - 'PassivHaus' Rural Regeneration Centre, Hadlow

Low-cost improvements 'Big' insulation works Glazing Lighting systems and electrical appliances High spec heating Renewables: heat Water management Sustainable building materials Recommended

Property 09 - St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells

'Big' insulation works Renewables: electricity

About

We are running a green open homes event over the weekend of the 17th & 18th of May, opening green and energy-efficient homes to visitors within a 10 mile radius of Tonbridge in West Kent.

Properties open for viewing range from semi-urban to rural, from listed 18th C buildings to modern homes.

Energy-efficient measures on view include secondary glazing, wood burning stoves, solar thermal and PV panels, heat recovery units and PassivHaus construction.
 
Visit the event hub at the Rural Regeneration Centre at Hadlow College, Hadlow on Sunday 18 May where there will be tours of the building and information on each of the open homes.
Open: 10:00 -16:00   FREE ENTRY.

Come along - there is lot's to see and be inspired!

  • Come and talk to the architect of a high energy performance house nearing completion
  • Find out about the latest technologies and energy-efficient solutions from a local renewable energy expert.

Up-to-date information on these government schemes will also be available:

  • Feed-In-Tariffs (FIT)
  • NEW Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
  • NEW Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF)


More info can also be found on our website http://hadlowcc.wordpress.com/

Get in touch / find out more

hadlowcarbon@gmail.com

Part of the Green Open Homes network