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Plas yn Rhiw 2. What can you do with a listed cottage to meet the 21C energy...
Tan yr Ardd grade 2 listed cottage on the Plas yn Rhiw estate - in the very 'before' state. Tan yr Ardd is a cottage on the flanks of Mynydd Rhiw over looking the spectacular Porth Neigwl (Hells Mouth...
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Plas Newydd energy cost saving – Devil is in the detail
As per the earlier blog on Plas Newydd and its financial/energy savings, we have been asked for the What/how and who? As with all of the work that we have carried out it has been “fairly” systematic in...
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Holiday Cottages – Volunteer energy efficiency work continues
Thought it would be good to offer an update on the Environmental review work our volunteer Tom Eagle has been carrying out across National Trust holiday cottages following our earlier blog - “Become a...
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Coleshill: turning sustainability into a way of life
Yesterday Jane and I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jo Trussler (The NT Low Carbon Village Coordinator) on her original patch at Coleshill. I’ve wanted to meet Jo for a while as admired so much...
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Green Deal and ‘traditional buildings’ not there yet. Must try harder
Training session on U values we ran last year Tuesday I was at the living green center at Morden Hall park to discuss Green Deal and the potential car crash that is energy efficiency investment on...
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Insulation in a wet country with old buildings. Implications for Green Deal
Ganllwyd Village hall. Cant miss it on the A470. Great building and fantastic seeing it being used Earlier in the week we set up a training event for the buildings team here in Wales and few others in...
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Energy efficiency lessons from the humble tea cosy!
Whether you are a domestic or commercial energy user, the fundamental message in saving energy and using energy efficiently is always the same, make your current energy use as efficient as possible...
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Top interest in Ickworth’s biomass heating project
Yesterday we welcomed the NT Trustees and Executive Team to Ickworth in Suffolk and invited them to go behind the scenes to discover more about the basics of running a large estate. A bit of a ‘show...
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Collaboration is key: Fit for the Future Network helps one school in Kent...
Louise Burdett, Governor of St Lawrence C of E Primary School and Fit for the Future Network member asks the question: ‘can we make a difference from our little school in Kent?’ The school’s pledge...
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A great Green Champions Workshop
By Charis Fowler: Yesterday we had another of our Midlands Green Champion Workshops. I found it great (even if I did arrange it myself!). We all got together at the Wolseley Sustainable Building...
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Want to work with us? Apply now to be an Energy Adviser!
This – paid - opportunity doesn’t come up very often. In the East of England, we are recruiting a 18 month fixed term post of Energy Adviser, to join our Environmental Practices team. The role has...
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Getting energised at the East’s Summer Festival
Glastonbury, Latitude, T in the Park: all hot tickets. But the festival you really wanted to be at was NT East of England’s Summer Festival. Not just for the sunshine, bunting, happy smiling faces of...
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Details now coming to light with my new external insulation. Not in a good way!
Water ingress or cold spotting? Needs sorting. Might look at heat exchanging ventilation next and also change the rest of the timber windows Its been 8months but more importantly a winter has now...
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