LESS IS MORE: Energy Security after Oil (LIM) from the AECB.

Posted on February 4, 2012 by emma

Read the report here

We have a small quantity of printed copies of the report available to purchase at a price of £20 each (inc P&P).  To place your order and arrange payment please contact sally@aecb.net.

Please feel free to circulate the report to others.  When you have had an opportunity to read the report please disseminate any feedback on the AECB Forum discussion board at http://aecb.net/forum/index.php/topic,3540.0.html

 

This report has been published at the end of an unprecedented 15 years in UK energy policy history.It began with the formal acceptance of the need for a climate change policy by the last Conservative Government in 1997 and culminated with the Climate Change Act and the 4th Carbon Budget. LIM is a significant new contribution to the debate.

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Press release. New report challenges Ed Davey: Are you really serious about energy efficiency?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by emma

On Wednesday, Ed Davey, the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary, announced the creation of a new Energy Efficiency Deployment Office and insisted that energy efficiency “has to be right at the heart of what we do”.

Today, a new report published by AECB – the sustainable building association – challenges the Secretary of State to take a long, hard look at what this ambition could mean in practice. Successive governments have claimed to champion energy efficiency yet none have got to grips with what is required to radically reduce the nation’s energy consumption. Continue reading →

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Cheshire, Shropshire & Staffordshire Local Group Visiting Barn Conversion – 13th June 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by debbie

On 13 June the Cheshire, Shropshire & Staffordshire Local Group will be visiting an ongoing barn conversion using natural materials.

Time: 7 p.m.

Further details to follow

RSVP  debbie@aecb.net

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European Interreg Project: Passive Construction Transitition using bio based materials

Posted on May 14, 2012 by emma

The European Interreg project is currently looking to form partnerships in the UK.   This project aims at accompanying and training building professionals to passive construction transition by using bio-sourced materials, in particular cob, lime, hemp, straw. Its objective is also to develop bio-sourced materials sectors. It will not be dealing with retrofitting issues focusing on renewable energy and new technology.

They are looking for partners ready to commit themselves for 3 years and also financially on an Interreg project.

For more details visit the website http://inater.net/

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Natural Insulation Presentation – including ecoCORK render – 30th May in Devon

Posted on May 14, 2012 by debbie

As part of their new CORK natural insulation launch day, Paul Watts of Mike Wye & Associates has invited fellow AECB members to a presentation of natural insulation products

Date and Time:  Wednesday 30th May 2012 from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Venue:  Buckland Filleigh Sawmills, Buckland Filleigh, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5RN

The day will include:-

  • a demonstration of the ecoCORK render
  • the SecilVit Cork insulation boards
  • the Secil Reabilita pre-mixed NHL renders, and
  • a demonstration of applying a breathable limecrete floor

For further details and to book your place contact Mike Wye & Associates Ltd via www.mikewye.co.uk or email debbie@aecb.net

Places will be allocated on a strictly first come first booked basis. Refreshments will be supplied.

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Nottingham Group visit Eco Houses at Transition West Bridgford Open Days – 20th and 27th May 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by debbie

Transition West Bridgford  have  organised another Eco House Open Day this year in May – members of AECB Nottingham Local Group welcome.

Sunday 20th May 11.30-12.30pm: Maureen and Adrian’s house in central West Bridgford. A solid wall 1920′s house that has been externally insulated on 3 sides with 100mm Phenolic boards and rendered. (Other improvements such as draught-proofing and floor insulation have also been carried out). Well worth a visit if you are interested in insulation of solid wall homes

Sunday 20th May 1-2pm and 2-3pm: David’s house, built in the last 10 years or so, has better insulated cavities than most, and features a range of renewable technologies including PV panels to generate electricity, a ground source heat pump and sunboxes which improve the efficiency of the heat pump. Well worth a visit if you are interested in renewable energy.

Sunday 27th May 2-3pm and 3-4pm: Tina’s house, built in 1950 and now in mid-refurbishment to become an ultra low energy home (hopefully a Passivhaus). External wall insulation will be imminent / underway / complete by the 27th May, depending on progress this month! Other features include super-insulated floor and roof, highly insulated windows, lots of cold-bridge detailing, air-tightness and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.

As ever, check out http://www.wbecohouses.co.uk/ for further information including links to other websites about David’s house and Tina’s house. There is even a short youtube film of Gil on his roof, if you have not seen it already.

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Notes from a Green Journey by Award Winning Architects – London 24th May 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by debbie

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Ltd, winners of AJ100 Most Sustainable Practice Award 2011, present ‘Notes from a Green Journey’.  Nic Crawley, AHMM’s Head of Sustainability, will explain to AECB members how the practice went from a limited focus on green issues to winning AJ’s ‘Most Sustainable Practice’ award in just 5 years.

The topics Nic is proposing to cover and discuss are:

  • Top Ten Things Learnt
  • Doing Things from Scratch
  • Adaptation vs Mitigation
  • Assessment: Infrared photography and thermal dataloggers

Nic has offered to ply us with drinks and nibbles to get the debate going.

Date: Thursday 24th May  Time: TBC
Location: AHMM Offices, Morelands Block C, 5 Old Street, London, EC1V 9HL http://www.ahmm.co.uk/Contact-Us/

RSVP debbie@aecb.net

NB Nic is keen to open up the discussion and invites others to come with their stories as well.  If you are interested in also conducting a short presentation yourself, please email debbie@aecb.net . Continue reading →

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Accredited NVQs in Low Impact Building Materials – 2012 Survey for Construction Skills

Posted on May 9, 2012 by emma

The UK currently has no accredited NVQ level training and qualifications in Low Impact Building Materials (LIBMs – rammed earth, straw bale, clay and lime plasters and renders, etc).

RESET Development – in association with the AECB, UKGBC, RIBA, Schumacher College and CAT – is investigating for Construction Skills the built environment sector’s appetite for accredited training and qualifications. If there is sufficient interest, Construction Skills will move forward on producing training standards and qualifications in LIBMs – a major move towards mainstreaming these low impact, local, low carbon building materials.

Please complete the quick survey get your views represented:

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Draft paper – Climate Sensitivity Estimated from Earth’s Climate History by James E. Hansen and Makiko Sato

Posted on May 9, 2012 by emma

You are invited to read the draft paper “Climate Sensitivity Estimated from Earth’s Climate History”  available on http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/.

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Yorkshire Group visit Eco Heat & Power on 22nd May

Posted on May 9, 2012 by debbie

On Tuesday 22nd May 2012 the AECB Yorkshire Group will visit the showroom of AECB members Eco Heat and Power, Hebden Bridge.  www.ecoheat.co.uk

Andrew Hodchild of Eco Heat and Power will talk about their projects and the visit will include:

  • Boiler room discussion and viewing of 25kW (Domestic scale) Froling P4 pellet boiler
  • Showroom discussion with Lohberger cookers (on display) & aqua insert (not on display)
  • Pellet and log fired Passive House (Air tight) Heating System.

The meeting will start at 6.00 and last for approximately 2 hours.  Tea and coffee available.

Venue – Eco Heat and Power Ltd, 2 Sandbed, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 6PT

Places are limited so could all members wishing to attend please RSVP debbie@aecb.net

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Open Day Event in Dartford, Kent – The Green Deal 21st May 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012 by emma

Are you interested in entering the Green Deal Insulation and Renewable energy market?

Are you interested in training to install insulation?

For full details please click the image

 

 

 

 

Alternatively, if you are interested in exhibiting at the same event, please click here for full details.

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Banking on Energy Efficiency: Financing models for The Green Deal and other large-scale housing programmes – 21st May in London

Posted on May 8, 2012 by emma

Monday, May 21, 2012
8:45 am – 2:00 pm

At this seminar, projects funded through The Climate Change Collaboration and the Green Deal Finance Company will discuss their learning and progress as well as implications and opportunities for Green Deal and other large-scale energy efficiency programmes in the UK.

Chaired by Paul Ekins, Professor of Energy and Environment Policy at UCL and Co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre, this event will bring together financiers, policy-makers and local government finance leaders to discuss alternative financing models for large-scale energy efficiency programmes, including  the Green Deal.

This seminar will also consider how to mitigate the considerable adoption risks associated with large-scale energy efficiency programmes.

For full details and to register please click here

 

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