Green Open Homes

[Rajiv Chelani]

Dear friend,

I am writing to let you know about an initiative being undertaken by Transition Town Maidenhead in partnership with Maidenhead Friends of the Earth.

 

We applied and were successful to obtain a small grant award to promote Green Homes in and around Maidenhead. We now intend to run a Green Open Homes day event during spring this year.

What is an open home?

An open home is a domestic property where the resident allows other people in their local community to visit in order to see and learn about something in the house. Open homes are a great way to share ideas and information with your neighbours and others in your local community. Sometimes it helps to see things working in practice, and to talk to someone who’s experienced the process of getting something like insulation or renewable energy installed, to help people take action in their own home.

 

The programme is supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and delivered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy in partnership with Bristol Green Doors. They are offering advice and some support to participants. As the next stage in the process we would like to identify suitable homes in our area.

 

Can you help?  Do you have green features either built in or retrofitted to your house? These might be for example super insulation, solar panels, a biomass boiler, a green roof, amazing compost bins, water harvesting, ground or air source heat pumps. Would you be prepared to show your home to interested visitors?

 

We would also be looking at volunteer help to provide support before and on the event date, most likely a Saturday in April / May this year. Would you be willing to help your local community become more Sustainable?

 

If so could you let me know and I will get back to you to discuss practicalities.

Best wishes

Rajiv

m: 07799645402