Kent Building Developments sponsors cycle ride for South African township

On the 17th and 18th of March Kent Building Developments will be sponsoring a cycle ride from Harrogate to Bempton (near Flamborough Head), 150 miles! Thankfully this is mainly on B and minor roads. It will take us 2 days and we will be staying at Bempton house B & B.

All funds raised will go to Masiphumele Trust to help them promote education at Masiphumele. This  includes mentorship and financial support for students at university and will also help indidviduals establish small and sustainable businesses. Please visit www.masicorp.org for more

To sponsor this really worthwhile town ship plan please ring 01944 759 259

How to make your home an eco home - part 2 New Build

Eco house part 2 – new build

This is really exciting and gives you more options to make your home eco friendly and save on energy bills. Many of the same options apply as for an older property but for a new build eco home you will have to consider the trade-off between the considerable extra build cost  and energy saving.

Planning a new eco home or looking to buy a new build eco home what should you be looking for?

Ground source or air source heat pumps

High levels of insulation

Your new eco home should be designed so you gain as much solar energy as possible so reducing the need for lighting and heating

Hot water and energy production from solar panels and/or PV panels

Double or triple glazing

Look for homes that use natural insulation

Taking care over the design in the early stages will reap benefits not just in energy savings but on the value and saleability of your home as fuel prices increase

If every home in the UK adopted these measures CO2 emissions would be reduced and for non domestic buildings the potential reduction in CO2 emissions are even greater .

Look for a builder with experience in building eco homes and ask what sort of energy savings you can expect.