the real thing

Thursday 13 January 7.30pm 'the real thing... planning issues for renewables in conservation areas'.  Free workshop looking at people's experiences of trying to get planning consent for renewables in urban conservation areas.  The more experiences we have to learn from, the better.  Please e-mail info [at] peckhampower [dot] org to find out location (still being finalised) and help us plan refreshments.

Want to find out what's involved in making an ordinary Victorian terrace house really energy efficient, using the passiv haus concept?

Then join us at 7.30pm on Thursday 9 December; address 73 Gordon Road, Peckham, SE15 2AF.
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at 8 Musgrove Road, SE14 5PW

A local family have bought a barely-updated Victorian house precisely so that they can eco-renovate it from scratch, but don't quite know where to start. Two local architects will be helping us think through some of the possibilities in an informal way.

Drinks and light nibbles will be provided - please e-mail info [at] peckhampower [dot] org to give us some idea of numbers for catering purposes

 "the real thing... insulating Victorian houses" session, which had been scheduled for Thurs 19 August, needs to be re-scheduled.  Sorry for any convenience!  We'll let you know as soon as we have a new date.

 Peckham Power: the real thing… solar hot water

Wednesday 12 May 6.30pm

Present: David Byrne, Josephine, Clyde Watson, Jack Kelly, Benedict O’Looney, Lukasz Gruszczynski (and toddler!), Gill, Yvonne Killen, Anna Plodowski, (Eileen Conn attended very briefly)

Starting note

Come along to join a relaxed conversation about the pros and cons of fold-up bikes from people who actually have experience of fold-up bikes in Peckham.

55 Blenheim Grove

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 Learn about how to insulate our old, solid-walled Victorian homes from those who have actually done it.  The event will be hosted at Jack Kelly's house in Peckham.  At the time of writing, Jack is currently insulating the living room.  You can read all about Jack's insulation project on his blog entry (with lots of photos).  With luck the insulation will be finished by the 15th July and we can take a look at the room and look at photos of the work.Read the rest of this post

Hi All,

I think one of the many things we really need to do is strengthen our links - which means usefulness - to those who actually want to do something already, not just those who might want to do something at some vague point in the future...  That way, we can increase our ability to have an effect - we're working with the grain rather than against it.  [This doesn't mean however that I think we should stop trying to work with everyone; I still see that absolutely as something that PP needs to do.  Rather, different folks need different strokes...]

(image made by Inkwina)

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