Whether your motivation is saving the environment or saving money, NSBRC’s programme of Eco Workshops should have the answers you’re looking for!
NSBRC runs five Eco Workshops every year and each session focuses on an aspect of energy-efficient homebuilding. Industry experts will be on hand to discuss green ideas and designs to help guide you through whatever plans you have for your home.
We’re excited to announce that our very own CEO, Samantha Mant, will be giving the first talk on the Retrofit Stage at 10:30am, immediately after David Hilton’s welcome introduction. Samantha will be discussing how treating the hard water with a Halcyan Water Conditioner can contribute to substantial savings in energy usage in the home – David Hilton even has one in his own home and you can’t get a better endorsement than that! You can see what David has to say about his experience here.
Saturday 11th November (10:00 – 16:30) at The National Self Build & Renovation Centre
This workshop covers one of the most important eco issues today: What practical measures can be taken with existing buildings to make them more sustainable and energy efficient?
With housing contributing 22% of the UK’s carbon emissions, it is essential that we find ways to reduce this impact if we are to meet our future carbon targets. Our experts will explain the options available on everything from achieving air tightness, insulation requirements, and design considerations, to ventilation issues and how to choose between the array of heating technologies that are on the market.
This workshop will take place across two theatres – providing tailored advice to both existing homeowners and those with new build projects.
Get your free ticket here.
Zenova IP is a thermal insulating paint which embeds the most modern insulating technology in a thermos-like ultra-thin layer. By applying it to your property you can save energy by increasing the thermal technology insulation level in both commercial and residential buildings. It can be applied to any substrate, is easy to apply and provides a good decorative finish making it the perfect solution for retrofits or new builds.
It can be applied both internally and externally. When applied internally it also assists in preventing temperature fluctuations within the spaces it is applied, ensuring an even spread of heat radiation within the room, and when applied externally it has been independently tested and validated to deflect, absorb, and dissipate up to 75% of heat caused by solar radiation, thereby reducing the inside temperature by up to 45%. for those hot summer months
Visit our website: www.zenovagroup.com
Gapogroup is the global leader in high performance insulation tape for building envelope solutions. Improving building performance at install and ultimately people’s lives – that’s what drives our team.
We manufacture a wide range of tapes which are the first answer to the ‘Performance Gap’ where rigid Insulation is being installed. With our inclusion in the updated Part L 2023 of the Building Regulations, we are the simplest way to save energy and achieve our Net Zero targets, helping building owners and design teams optimise performance and maximise property returns.
Built to Fit – every time!
Visit our website: www.gapogroup.com/
Mixergy are the market leaders in smart and connected hot water tanks. They help you live
better, save money, and reduce your impact on the environment.
Their award-winning tank gives you all the hot water you need, when you need it, with their
patented top-down heating technology. Compared to conventional tanks, you can save up
to 40% on your hot water bills and heat your water 10x faster.
You stay in complete control with the Mixergy app or simple gauge, and it can connect it to
any heat source, from gas boilers to solar and heatpumps.
Our top team expertly train our large and trusted Installer Network, so you can rely on the
very best to install and maintain your smart tank.
Visit: www.mixergy.co.uk/
BLOCK OFF YOUR CHIMNEY WITH THE CHIMELLA CHIMNEY UMBRELLA
The Chimney Umbrella catches all falling debris, rain or hail stones and holds within its unique canopy structure until you choose to dispense. The canopy may also be sponged clean if required.
ENERGY SAVINGS ON YOUR HEATING BILLS
The Chimney Umbrella could be the single most cost effective step you will take in driving down your energy bills. RESEARCH has shown that the average chimney will draw out 80 cubic meters of air every hour. This can lead to a staggering 700,800 cubic meters of air, per chimney, every year being sucked out of your home.
If you have a large Chimney such as a large Victorian or Inglenook Fireplace the draw can be as high as 590 cubic meters an hour.
Using a Chimney Umbrella to block off the chimney flue will significantly reduce the air flow through the chimney and can save you over 0.583 tonnes of carbon per year, per chimney. This converts into an energy saving of 3066 kilo watt hours per annum, per chimney, or CASH SAVING of up to £200 per chimney per year.
SAFE TO USE AND INSTALL
The CHIMELLA handle is constantly on view to indicate that the chimney flue is efficiently blocked off. In the rare event of someone lighting a fire while the Chimney Umbrella is still inserted, the canopy has been designed to harmlessly burn away and safely re open the chimney flue, allowing smoke and fumes to be drawn up and out of your home.
Visit our website: www.chimella.com/
Living in the seaside city of Brighton, inventor of Waterblade, Nigel Bamford became aware of the scarcity of water not just worldwide but here in the UK. Since 1960 the amount of water people use in the UK has increased by 66%.
We are now consuming 141 litres of water per day. If present levels of consumption continue not just for us but worldwide, two-thirds of the global population will live in areas of water stress by 2025.
Water is hidden in all that we see: in our cars, our clothing, even in our sandwiches.
We can easily reduce our water footprints. We can buy water efficient white goods, turn off the tap while we brush our teeth and fix leaks, but how can we make a significant reduction in water consumption and the energy used getting it to us?
Inspired by the Dyson Air Blade, which was improved by spreading the air flow out, Nigel created the water saving device Waterblade to save significant amounts of water. With the help of Innovate UK, the EU and the Green Growth Platform he developed it to fit easily to most taps.
It uses the surface tension of the water to spread a small flow into a sheet making it efficient for washing and rinsing but using dramatically less water. It uses between 1.9 and 2.7 litres per minute, compared to a normal tap which uses 10 to 20 litres per minute.
The Waterblade has been fitted in some of the UK’s most recognisable buildings (HSBC Canary Wharf, Birmingham Bull Ring Shopping Centre, The Leadenhall Building also known as the Cheese Grater) and many more worldwide.
The product itself has developed in sophistication. It is now electro-chrome plated and incorporates state of the art flow control, meaning it is totally ‘plug and play’. All you need to do is change the nozzle on your tap, and the flow is optimised for all mains pressures.
Waterblade has won the top UK innovation and water industry awards both in the UK and overseas and is now used by companies such as Sainsbury’s, HSBC, Microsoft, Unilever and many others.
Visit our website: www.thewaterblade.com
Surestop stopcocks are an innovative way for controlling mains water in the home with a simple switch operation for shutting off mains water. If the stopcock is to be in an accessible location, but users desire one which is simpler to use and easy to install, the Surestop Stopcock is the ideal choice for domestic installations. Made from ABS MDPE stainless steel, with a push-fit connection suitable for 15mm copper or plastic piping, it features an easy to use switch for controlling the mains water, so it can instantly be turned on or off when required. The Surestop 15mm stopcock is powered by water pressure alone so no electricity supply or batteries are required.
Visit our website: www.surestop.co.uk
We know these are really testing times for everyone but we really want to show our appreciation and support for those people on the frontline.
So we are very pleased to offer a 15% discount to all holders of a Blue Light card or similar photo ID, from any of the emergency services.
You’re protecting us, and we’d love for a Halcyan unit to protect you and yours.
To claim your discount, please email us a photo of your photo ID, and we’ll ping you back your one-off discount code, which you can apply in our webshop, or just call us and we can help you over the phone.
Thank you from the team at Halcyan.
