Almost all the open homes have efficient LED lighting, double or triple glazing, and solar PV panels. The categories below show the features of our greener homes in addition to these. By 'retrofit' we mean work on an existing house to make it more efficient, better insulated, drier etc. Find a home on the map, or the list below, and click on the name (in blue) for more details.
Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump Retrofit Lifestyle Changes
Extensive retrofit of a grade 2 Long House through insulation, solar PV, a heat pump and a pellet stove
Simon has created a rare native wildflower meadow on a Magna housing development.
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes
Thatched cottage with Air source heat pump, extensive PV panels on outbuilding roofs, wildlife friendly garden
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round 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 the water. Extensive rainwater harvesting.
Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes
A nineties 90s house with added cavity wall insulation; heat pump, solar panels and a battery. Productive and wildlife friendly garden.
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.
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
How do you turn a sixties bungalow with an EPC D into a highly efficient , nearly net zero home with an EPC of A? Here's how!
Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Lifestyle Changes Retrofit
Semi-detached house high on Portland and exposed to the south westerlies. They have transformed the home to a more efficient house and healthier lifestyle
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.
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
A 500 year old building restored using sustainable materials. 14kW PV with 22kWh of battery storage. Ground source heat pump to heat water and provide heating for the house.
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).
Retrofit Lifestyle Changes Heat Pump
A terraced house retrofitted to zero Carbon standard with cavity wall and loft insulation, 4kW of solar panels and a heat pump.
Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round
Solar PV with a diverter to heat water and charge the EV, solar thermal tubes, air-air-heat pumps; wildlife friendly and organic garden.
Open by Appointment all year round Retrofit Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes
1930s house which has been extensively renovated with extra insulation, PV panels and battery, and wildlife friendly garden
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. And if you have time, you can enjoy a slice of honey cake and a cup of tea.