Energy

Energy Tracers survey

Submitted by update on Mon, 23/01/2012 @ 16:42
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Energy Tracers, a project of Transition Malvern Hills, is running a scheme to help people make their houses more energy efficient.

How it works

The household to be thermal imaged is required to heat the house to 10 degrees hotter than outside. A fan is fitted to an outside door and some hot air is sucked out so that cold air from outside is sucked in. The surveyor then goes round the house with a thermal imaging camera which picks up any leaks and draughts.
 
The householder then gets a CD with dialogue and notes and can choose how to deal with problems. The householder also gets a box with monitoring equipment to check just how much power different pieces of equipment are using. There is also advice available for sorting out problems.
 

How it is organised

 
We are looking for Hotspotters who find 3 or 4 other friends / neighbours who are interested. The surveyor will Thermal Image the Hotspotter's house first and then the Hotspotter will accompany the surveyor to the other 4 houses. The schedule is tight as each house takes no more than 2 hours. The houses must be 15 minutes max travelling distance from each other in a car.

Within local limits, the normal £50 householder charge does not apply (thanks to funding from Malvern Hills AONB).

 
Thank you so much for taking an interest.
 
Lynn Jones, phone 07976 617645
Email address on attached flyer

Hot Tips from Doris

Submitted by update on Wed, 18/01/2012 @ 19:05
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Doris from Malvern is 100 years old and has given us these 'Hot Tips' for keeping warm in winter.
 

Clothes

Choose Natural Fibres.
Use a number of Layers.
Wear Underclothes.
All clothes worn should be large enough
                For example: Long socks and tops long enough to 'tuck in' covering the lower back)
Have a Seasonal wardrobe.
Wear Bed socks and use an under blanket. 
 

Lifestyle

Maintain regular exercise.
Do more tasks yourself without relying on powered tools and appliances.
Ensure you get plenty of sleep.
Try to remain content and relaxed.
 

Food

Always have breakfast - Porridge in the winter.
Have regular meals.
Seasonal diet including Soups and Stews.
Serve small portions and have a winter pudding for example using suet, treacle or pudding rice.
Use Ginger in hot water for a drink or use in other recipes.
 
Doris at 100Doris at 100
 

Windows and Doors

Close curtains early especially in rooms not in use.
Utilise the sunlight and its warmth in rooms that face it.
Exclude drafts as much as possible.
 

Insulation

Make sure your roof space and cavity walls are insulated if you have them.
 

Heating

Dress warm rather than cranking up the heat.
Use economically, either low in the background or not at all.
Lower the thermostat a few degrees.

 

Malvern's Gas Lamps

Submitted by update on Tue, 23/08/2011 @ 14:06
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See the Lighting Group page for an update on the upgrade to the gas lamps around Malvern.

ELGAR upgrade approved for town gas lamps

Submitted by update on Thu, 20/01/2011 @ 15:32
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The Transition Malvern Hills Lighting Group, otherwise known as The Gasketeers, has had the first approval by owners of the local public gas lights to do the propsed improvements,

Read Malvern Gazette article (online 19th January) or listen to the BBC Hereford and Worcester interview (same date), attached below in MP3 format.

Demonstration ELGAR upgrades for Malvern's gas lighting

Submitted by update on Sat, 15/01/2011 @ 14:31
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Two demonstration upgrades have been done by the Lighting Group aka The Gasketeers in Rose Bank Gardens and top of the 99 steps:

 

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