Transition Chesterfield

 

Ordinary houses in Chesterfield are listed first, eco-renovated by their owners, followed by the public buildings.  Each demonstrate different  technologies and many are works-in-progress. For more info about each property, click on the relevant picture or title.

DIY eco improvements to a 1900s end-terrace house. Includes wood burning stove, internal solid wall insulation and  'warm deck' insulation of flat roof extension. Plus garden shed built from salvaged materials.

 

DIY eco-renovation of 1890s end-terrace with modern extension, featuring  internal solid wall insulation, wood burning stove, floor insulation, solar hot water and more. Also new build extension - timber frame with strawbale infill, lime render and green roof.

 

 

 

A 1950s semi with substantial rainwater harvesting system.

 

 

 

 

 

A pair of joined victorian terraced houses with a large solar electricity farm, their heating and hot water supplied by solar thermal and wood burning, via a thermal store. This property also has chicken-keeping, garden rainwater harvesting and a water underfloor heating system.

 

 

 

DIY eco-renovation of a 1930s dormer bungalow, featuring wood burning stove, roof insulation, rainwater harvesting, solar hot water and lots more.

 

 

 

 

DIY eco-improvements to a 3-bed 1950s detached house. Features include wood burning stove, solar hot water system and rainwater harvesting.

 

 

 

Solar photovoltaic panels (and the view!).