Presented as part of Muswell Hill Sustainability Group's annual GREEN OPEN HOMES season, which includes free tours of 11 energy-efficient homes and three evening expert speaker meetings - all listed for information and booking on We Got Tickets - and runs from 2 - 16 November ...

A 1.5 hour evening of two talks followed by an open Q&A and refreshments, with energy saving specialists ...

1) NED COLLIER, Think & Do London

2) MIKE JENN, Retrofit Kentish Town

THE TALKS ...

As we prepare for the highest price cap in three years, with energy bills rising by 4% from October and predicted to climb by £149 per year from January, reducing energy bills as well as domestic CO2e emissions has never been so critical.

This evening will offer advice and insights into low-cost, energy-saving measures and basic installations, accessible to owners and renters alike; and targeting those that don’t have the budget for major retro-fits.

FIND OUT ABOUT ...

* low cost energy-saving interventions

* the hot-spots for home heat loss

* Think & Do London's solar panels for balconies pilot project

* Windfall Energy's cheaper, greener energy solutions for flats and renters, through a trailblazing plug-in battery that saves bills

* internal wall, window, underfloor and loft insulation DIY solutions

* radiator reflectors

* pipe and cylinder insulation

* draught exclusion

* LEDs

* keeping homes cool as well as warm

* behaviour changes ... and more

LIVESTREAMS AND CATCH-UPS ...

All talks will also be live-streamed for those that can't attend, and archived on the Muswell Hill Sustainability Group You Tube channel after the event.

ABOUT ...

MIKE JENN and RETROFIT KENTISH TOWN ...

Mike Jenn is a retired charity CEO and has since volunteered on projects including delivering a dozen public workshops for Think and Do on 'Saving Energy in the Home' and on 'First Retrofit Steps' for Retrofit Kentish Town. The focus has been mostly on no- or low-cost measures.

Retrofit Kentish Town Ltd aims to encourage, educate and enable people to start retrofit projects on their homes and businesses. It offers expert workshops (e.g. heat pumps, Planning vs Conservation), collates local experience and arranges visits to improved homes.

NED COLLIER and THINK & DO LONDON ...

Think & Do London is a resident-led movement, formed to co-create and deliver projects which build resilience and equip communities with skills, confidence and resources to take action against climate and social injustices from the ground up.

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