Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

Green Building

Eco-scrutiny of my Eco-renovation

My London flat must be the most rigorously scrutinised property on the planet – in terms of its eco-performance. I’ve spent the last few months researching and specifying what eco-renovations

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Becoming a Superhome (Apr11)

I’m trying to make my flat a SuperHome – a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an energy-efficiency retrofit.  This means I have to improve its energy efficiency by over

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Eco-building expansion (Mar11)

When Ecobuild started 5 years ago less than 200 people attended. This year they were expecting 50,000 but over 80,000 had registered before the event had even started. I’m not

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Western Gazette (Feb11)

I’ve written regular articles for the Western Gazette including ones covering:   Closing Shop Doors Recycling in Somerset Aluminium should be recycled again and again

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Eco-Renovating London Flat (Jan11)

  I’ve started eco-renovating my London flat.  It’s been rented out since 1995 but needs sprucing up.  I’ve employed architect Jerry Tate , who specialises in bringing ‘buildings and nature closer together’. 

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I need a new boiler (Oct10)

Our boots, shoes and tennis rackets were all wet. They were stored underneath the hot water tank. When the boiler man came he said that it wasn’t actually the tank

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