BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190915T123000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_93_f68325898db4ccb468558fe3e872dfa8@cafs.org.uk SUMMARY:Open home: Victorian industrial building being con verted to low-energy home - 1:30pm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Visit an 1890s indust rial building near Lancaster that’s undergoing a d eep retrofit and conversion into a very low-energy home. It was once the battery house for a Victori an hydro plant\, which had powered the industrial estate that was on the site of the current Lancast er Cohousing development. (See below for a separat e opportunity to visit this innovative housing sch eme.)
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DESCRIPTION:Visit an 1890s industrial building near Lancaster that’s undergoing a deep retrofit and conversion i nto a very low-energy home. It was once the batter y house for a Victorian hydro plant\, which had po wered the industrial estate that was on the site o f the current Lancaster Cohousing development. (Se e below for a separate opportunity to visit this i nnovative housing scheme.)\n \n \n \n The project is a work in progress. Here are some of the featur es that are in place or planned:\n \n \n \n \n Th e building’s solid stone walls have been retrofitt ed with a new external stone wall skin and full-fi ll insulation\n Diathonite lime and cork insulati on on internal walls\n Vaulted ceiling with overl ay insulation above the rafters\n Blower-proof pa int on airtightness layer and vapour barrier on ce iling\n Raising floor level to incorporate insula tion and overlay underfloor heatin\n New built ex tensions\, one with a green roof\n Doors and wind ows with high energy performance from the Green Bu ilding Store\n Mechanical ventilation and heat re covery (MVHR) system\n Air-source heat pump\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Things to know before you book...\ n \n \n Accessibility: There is a short walk to th e house from the very limited parking space near t he site. This is a live building site and is not w heelchair accessible. There is some uneven ground and steps to the front door with a handrail. Pleas e wear suitable sturdy footwear for what is still a building site.\n \n Age limit: This event is not suitable for under 18s.\n \n \n \n There are two time options for this open home visit. This bookin g is for the 1:30pm slot.\n \n Book for the 3:30pm slot instead (https://cafs.org.uk/civicrm?page=Ci viCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=125).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is part of the Cu mbria Green Build & Sustainable Living Festival 20 19. Thank you to our headline sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:CAfS event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T133000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T150000 LOCATION:Lancaster\, \n United Kingdom\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:office@cafs.org.uk URL:https://cafs.org.uk/events/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=93 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR