Julian Tomlin

Energy-saving improvements

'Big' insulation works
Glazing
Lighting systems and electrical appliances
High spec heating
Water management
Sustainable building materials
Lifestyle change

Location

86 Alan Road
Stockport
SK4 4DF

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Opening times

Public transport: Heaton Chapel railway station c1/2 mile
Bus routes Bus routes 22, 197 (Clifton Road); 42A, 84 (Heaton Moor Road
Parking: On Alan Road
Access: One step access to ground floor

Drop-in: 1-4pm, Sunday 25th May
(Mel and Steve Haworth and Sara Darwin will be available from 2-4pm.)

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Plans for comprehensive retrofit will be on display to take the house (a 1950s bungalow extended in 1979) to Passivhaus EnerPhit standard including external wall insulation, timber/aluminium triple glazed windows, and new heating and ventilation together with some of the materials proposed. Works already carried out will be available to view ie combi boiler with internal tanks, programmer with weather compensator, wood burning stove. Tours of the house will be available. More information is at http://www.juliantomlin.com/alan-road.html

Also on show will be plans for a separate project, a new build Passivhaus on Alexandra Road, Heaton Moor. Architect Sara Darwin of Phi architects http://phi-architects.com who has designed both schemes along with Mel and Steve Howarth who commissioned the Passivhaus, will be available between 2 to 4pm to discuss their project.