Cherished 1960’s Family Home Retrofit with Vehicle to Grid, Oakington

Thu 3 Oct 2024, 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Meet your host, Paul

This was our family home from 1969. Now there is just my Mum and me. Following a disabling accident at work, I moved back in in October 2016 with the idea that by living with my Mum, we could hopefully look after each other rather than struggle separately. As a family, we have always been environmentally-minded. Having moved back to the property, I was able to become an early adopter of an Electric Vehicle in 2017, which then led to my joining a Vehicle-to-Grid trial and I am now a Vehicle-to-Home-to-Grid pioneer. This prompted me into thinking of ways to make all our renovations greener and more energy efficient.

We took the opportunity to combine the eco renovation work with upgrades and improvements to our home, including: new layouts to both floors of the house, while retaining much cherished characteristics of the original house. With the ASHP and kitchen becoming all-electric, we are now  free of gas.

Key Features of this home

• Spray foam roof insulation
• EWI: cork blocks & wood fibre
• Demand Control Ventilation
• Panasonic Air Source Heat Pump with RHI
• 76kW Solar PV £4,200 through Solar Together
• EV Nissan Leaf: Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) & now Vehicle-To-Home (V2H)
• Smarthome Hub, Homey Pro
• Sensors BluSensor; Aqara – doors & windows, temp & humidity, water leaks, motion detection
• LED lighting adapts to Circadian rhythms
• Dementia Awareness: same level access, wider doorways, easy to use handles
• Easy Cleaning by design, incl water softener
• Assisted bathroom features by design
• Broken plan living with soundproofing
• Good air quality: ventilation, low VOC materials
• Reuse of materials: windows, hardcore
• Green roof, water butts, soakaway
• Provision for grey water system

 

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