West Drive, Uplyme
A 1960s building with a modern extension. Extensively fitted with insulation and underfloor heating powered by the Air Source Heat Pump. Solar panels with planned battery .
Shire End West, Lyme Regis
Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit
A Victorian Listed building extensively eco- retrofitted with sustainable materials.
Brook Cottage, Lyme Regis
Solar PV with Battery Retrofit
1930's house with wood frame extensions, photovoltaic panels and battery, electric car and charger and rainwater collection system.
Amity, Lyme Regis
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump
Well insulated 2008 house with AS heat pump, solar panels on West facing .roof; 100% renewable electrical supplier; car charging point.
Conifers, Lyme Regis
A tired 1979 bungalow transformed into a light filled family home.
23 Redlands Lane, Broadwindsor
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
Built in 1995, Cavity wall and loft insulation and glazing has been added, Then a Mitsubishi Ecodan Heat Pump, new radiators and Solar Edge Solar Panels were installed in 2021. Plenty of surplus energy is exported to Octopus for 15pkWh, an EV charger charges the car via the Solar PV
Watercleaves, Bridport
Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
At Watercleaves, a former nursery school, John and Debbie have used ingenuity and imagination to create low cost solutions for double glazing, solar panels, batteries and rainwater harvesting.
Marles Farm Beaminster
Solar Hot Water Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
This 200 yr old farmhouse has been brought up to modern standards with extensive insulation and renovations, with Solar Panels, and a Solar Boost, and a 25kw Wood Pellet Boiler.
Sailcloth House, Bridport
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round
Near Passive-house with timber frame. Air-tight building with made of structurally insulated panels, filled with wood fibre insulation. Air Source Heat pump. 14 PV panels and a battery to store excess electricity. Triple glazed windows., MVHR ventilation..
18 South Lawns, Bridport
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump Low Cost Improvements
A seventies house with extensive interior and exterior insulation; PV panels charge a battery and the car, and heat water, and a solar thermal panel also heats sthe water. extensive rainwater harvesting. The gas boiler has been replaced with electric heaters and a wood burner.
3 Hardy Road, Bridport
Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
A 1950s bungalow with insulation added as improvements have been made. PV panels with batteries and effective use of the electricity tariff are likely to reduce electricity charges to nearly nothing over the year.
Springfield House, Waytown
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
A 1989 building which Grahame and Yvonne have extensively renovated, with cavity wall insulation, much thicker loft and underfloor insulation and new double glazed windows. Two sets of PV panels, and a solar thermal panel. The house is heated with air source Heat Pump with underfloor heating.s
Glenhaven, Bothenhampton
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
1950s chalet bungalow fully refurbished in 2020 with removal of gas boiler and retro fitting of PV panels, air source heat pump and EV charger. Addition in 2024 of extra PV panels, battery and back up system in case of power cut. We also have a log burner.
12 Hillingdon, Bridport
Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
Smart Home with many energy saving improvements • Solar 12 PV panels, House battery storage • Intelligent electricity tariff: • Load shifting strategies implemented * Intelligent smart home with presence sensing, Electric vehicle
Proctors Sherborne
Solar PV with Battery Retrofit
We renovated this 1920's home in 2021. We have tried to maintain the period feel so we have solar panels on the side elevation, a battery, full insulation and Reynaer's aluminium double glazed windows and doors.
Wood Cottage, Weymouth
Thatched cottage with heat pumps and solar PV on garage.
17 St Martinsfield, Martinstown
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
1950's brick built ex-council house with cavity wall insulation, high spec windows, solar panels, battery, air source heat pump, organic garden of vegetables and flower, wild flower meadow and 7 water butts. Recycled materials in conservatory and porch and built-in cupboards
Yew Tree House
Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump
Built from SIPS, air-tight with. Solar panels over whole roof.. Two 10kWh batteries .Air-source heat pump. And a beautiful garden .
The Barn, Charlton Down
Heat Pump Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Open by Appointment all year round
A highly insulated converted barn, the build included repurposing materials onsite. It boasts passivhaus triple glazing, Mechanical ventilation and Heat Recovery. Also Underfloor Heating from a ground source heat pump.
67 Chafeys Ave, Weymouth
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
How do you turn a seventies bungalow with an EPC D into a highly efficient , nearly net zero home with an EPC of A? Here's how!
Solar PV House, Weymouth
Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Sustainable Materials
Solar PV House is a conversion of a mid-terraced Victorian home, and the addition of a full width loft conversion and a three story extension at the back, clad in metal with flexible PV panels, From EPC: F to EPC: A
Weymouth Passivhaus
One of the only homes in Dorset built and certified to Passivhaus standard. The house is so well insulated that the heating is almost never turned on. The owner was the architect for the project.
Weavers, Sturminster Newton
Low Cost Improvements Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
70s building with extensive insulation, different materials for each wall allowing comparison. PV panels with Tesla battery.
Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
The use of traditional and renewable materials and ensuring that the 500 year old building would be as energy efficient as possible were the principles behind the restoration. A 14kw PV array has been sited on the East/ West facing barn roofs (almost invisible) and two Sonnen Battery 10s provide 22kWh of battery storage. This year we fitted a ground source heat pump to heat water and provide heating for the house..
Shaftesbury Homegrown, Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury's Community Farm attracts volunteers who enjoy one another's company as they use sustainable approaches to growing fruit and a range of salads and vegetables, as well as keeping chickens (for eggs) and bees (mainly for pollination).
51 Coppice Street, Shaftesbury
Low Cost Improvements Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes
This 1930s centre-terraced, former council house was extended and refitted 5 years ago to provide for the needs of two active retirees - balancing considerations of practicality, energy-efficiency and sustainability.
Blandford Museum
The Museum has installed an array of Solar PV Panels part funded by Low Carbon Dorset. The Museums environmental group works on environmental and eco events across the area. A major project has been the creation of the museums climate resistant Garden with sustainable watering and gardening techniques.
14 West Walls
Open by Appointment all year round Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Solar Hot Water
Early 1900s three bed mid terrace with detached garage to rear. Instafibre cavity wall insulation, UPVC double glazing, High spec loft insulation. 7.1kW installed capacity solar pv with iboost and 10kWh of domestic battery storage. Daikin heat pump providing both space and hot water (when there isn’t enough solar) heating. Ekol 5kW wood burner as back up space heating. Permaculture food production.
Bonny Braes, Langton Matravers
Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials
Solar panels, iboost for hot water, rainwater harvesting, rewilding
South View, Langton Matravers
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
This house built in 1928 has had Solar PV Panels with battery installed, Pod Point for EV charging, Solar Thermal Array to heat the Water, and plans are in place to install better insulation and an Air Source Heat pump. A pond in the Garden has encouraged more diverse wildlife and waterbutts collect rainwater for the garden.
California Meadow campsite, Swanage
Campsite with two large solar arrays, a guided wildlife walk and possibly an archaeological dig of a Neolithic flint collection. Bring a picnic.
Knap Swanage
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes
Come along and enjoy our bee friendly garden and see our new living roof(s) on the shed and summer house. We also hope to show a range of bee keeping and honey extraction equipment. And if you have time, you can enjoy a slice of honey cake and a cup of tea.
Farndreg Swanage
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round
This 1970's bungalow has had extensive insulation to improve the house, solar panels and an air source heat pump. They have also done a lot in the garden to encourage nature.
6 Crane Street, Cranborne
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Heat Pump
In roof PV Panels with Battery, Air source Heat pump. The owners have undertaken an extensive thermal upgrade to the house. Where possible the owners plan energy consumption to make maximum use of the energy produced by the installed renewable energy sources.
55 Parkwood Road, Southbourne
Retrofit Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
This 1906 Edwardian House has been extensively Retrofitted and Insulated. Electricity is produced from the many Solar PV Panels with Battery, Along with Solar Thermal Panels, an Iboost and an Air Source Heat Pump. The Garden is pollinator friendly.