Open Eco Homes 2024

4 weeks of inspiring free tours and talks, online and
in-person

21 Sept - 20 Oct

Open Eco Homes

Open Eco Homes is a free home energy advice and information hub which has inspired thousands of Cambridgeshire residents to improve their home energy efficiency over the last 14 years.

We aim to showcase innovate and energy efficient homes through which people can gain insight of real-life examples, impartial information and knowledge from experienced homeowners. With detailed case studies for each home, and with over 80 new build and retrofitted eco-homes on record it is possible to find examples of many building types and energy efficient solutions. 

In addition to the eco-home tours and information we host a number of expert led talks online to help to save money to improve your home energy and reduce your carbon footprint.

Take Action

Find out more about what you can do to reduce the carbon footprint of your home by browsing our information pages.

Events

Every Autumn Open Eco Homes runs tours and talks to give you ideas and information to get started with your own eco home. Our tours are run by homeowners who show and discuss how their homes are low carbon. Some are new-build and some retrofits. Get ideas for what suits your home. Our talks are run by experts on practical topics to help you go further.

View our Tours on Demand page to watch the recordings.

See Case Studies for stories, descriptions, building professionals and supplier info of past Open Eco Homes.

Read our 2 page report on our 2023 season of events.

Upcoming Open Eco Home Events

    • From Curiosity to Sustainability, Histon
    • From Curiosity to Sustainability, Histon
    • My aim is to guide individuals like myself in making proactive changes before it becomes urgent. Drawing from my first...
    • Sat 21 Sep 2024, - Sun 6 Oct 2024, Various
    • Climate Change Gardening
    • Climate Change Gardening
    • Join expert speaker Clive Boase from Climate Change Gardening at Rock Road Library, with it's own very special garden, or...
    • Sat 21 Sep 2024, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Recent Events

    • How We Use Water
    • How We Use Water
    • Find out how often we actually wash our clothes and bedlinen, how we water the garden, if we reuse our washing up water, or whether we always flush the toilet and hear about balancing supply and demand from an expert.
    • Fri 12 Jul 2024, 7:30pm - 8:45pm
    • Beat the Heat
    • Beat the Heat
    • How to prepare for heatwaves so that you and your home stay cool and comfortable, even when it gets really hot. . Lots of detailed suggestions, many of which are low-cost
    • Wed 3 Jul 2024, 7:00pm - 8:15pm

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