FREE Green Open Homes house tour

Muswell Hill: 1909, Edwardian end of terrace retrofit - As part of Muswell Hill Sustainability Group's Green Open Homes season: an annual opportunity to see sustainable domestic energy in situ, be inspired by emissions & energy reducing measures and pick brains for lived experiences and expert advice …Join us for a 50-minute tour of a stunningly retrofitted, Edwardian end-of-terrace house, with Q&A opportunities with both the home owners and their Air Source Heat Pump installer from Electro-Heating.

The retrofit includes ...Whole house• All windows double-glazed • Extensive lofts insulated• Solar panel installation (2012)• Solar Edge app • Solar panel battery storage• Vaillant heat pump(s) 2x7kWhr (with Weather Compensation) (2025)• Reflector foil behind all radiatorsKitchen• LED lights• Underfloor heating• Dishwasher/washing machine only used in hours of sunlightLiving Rooms• Void under one small sitting room insulated with ‘Cosywool’• 2 wood-burning stoves (and flues) + carbon monoxide monitor (emergency heating only these days)Hall• New front door (and surround)Landing • Double glazed skylight (with DIY light tunnel – thermal gain from south-facing roof and sun)Main bedroom & ensuite bathroom• LED downlightersTHE HOSTS SAY …"The house was originally built in 1909 and we modernised it in 2000 with other changes, over the years, that include double-glazing of all the windows, insulation, solar panels and batteries; and now an air source heat pump."TOUR DATES available for this house …Saturday 14th November: 1.30 - 2.30pmSunday 15th November: 10 - 11amPLEASE NOTE …Tours will begin promptly at their start timesFull addresses will be emailed to those with booked tickets the day before the tourIf fully booked a waiting list can be joined, and notice given to the first names on it if tickets are released and reallocated.

If you can no longer use your booked ticket, please cancel it through WeGotTickets, so that it can be re-homed.ABOUT … Green Open HomesFor 14 years, Muswell Hill Sustainability Group has been running a three-week Green Open Homes season every November, including expert speaker meetings on a range of energy efficiency topics, and tours of a cross section of 10 – 15 local homes that have future-proofed their homes, against heat, cold, energy bills and emissions, amongst other climate change threats.

They range from quick fixes to major installations to entire builds, with the intention of offering unbiased, experienced advice, to inspire, inform and encourage visitors considering similar.MHSG is pleased to be presenting Green Open Homes this year in collaboration with Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association, a long-standing (78 years!), independent, non-partisan amenity society, committed to protecting the local environment and quality of life across Muswell Hill, Fortis Green, and Alexandra ward.