Hello from “LittleEcoTerrace” & also from “LittleEcoFlat”…

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So this is a short little update post on blog posts to come. It’s been busy times for me over the last bit and will continue to be for a few months more… but I’ve still been doing lots of “eco” projects and have several draft blogs I’ll be aiming to get posting once work calms down a bit. I guess the big news is that we’ve started our 2nd eco-renovation project. I’m still doing work on “LittleEcoTerrace” and it will continue to be my main base for the foreseeable future, but now there’s a “LittleEcoFlat” too… The reason for this is that my partner got an opportunity to combine her work (engineering) with her love of cycles (and sustainability), but the job required a move to London…

So we did it again, we found the cheapest place we could that fitted us generally and needed some TLC. I didn’t really think we’d be able to do that many “eco” things in a flat, as we can’t change a lot of the energy systems/building fabric etc. However, it already has shared community heating and we are finding that there are things like sourcing reclaimed flooring, starting a high-rise allotment, getting involved in community projects etc… So although I’m not going to be able to upgrade the place to a SuperHome, but I still think we should be able to do quite a bit and continue working on trying to have lower carbon footprints. Watch this space…

As well as renovating “LittleEcoFlat” there are “goings on” for us in York too, with York Open Eco Homes (YOEH) running again this year and we will be taking part on May 14th (the event is also happening on the 21st). There is a training event coming up on the 7th if you might be interested in taking part or would like to hear from the organisers and those involved last year (summary teaser video here). Aswell as the few bits I have done (like building bike storage etc), I’ve been daydreaming (and researching) about finishing up some jobs that money or time has put on the back burner. These include tripling installation in the main roof (As well explained by @PostCarbonLife’s youtube video) and choices for internal solid wall insulation…

Anyway, I hope you are having a nice start to 2016 and hopefully I’ll have time to post project updates soon!

LittleEcoT