ORGANISERS of the Inexperienced Residence Competition have urged non secular and group teams to attend their upcoming present subsequent Friday, 18 August.
The occasion is designed as an instance how Scotland’s deserted church buildings may be remodeled into vitality environment friendly social housing that advantages entire communities.
Within the present, architects Eamon McGarrigle and Jess Davidson will reveal particulars of the primary social housing constructed to such requirements in Glasgow and share their expertise in growing retrofit plans for the conversion of current buildings in sustainable, eco-friendly properties.
Organisers say that the occasion is the perfect alternative for non secular our bodies to see how Scotland’s basic buildings may be saved for future generations – and the potential of remodeling them into low-carbon properties that additionally profit the atmosphere.
The present will likely be adopted by a presentation by James Anthony of Eco Congregation Scotland, who’ll define the various points present in church buildings whereas searching for to cut back carbon and provides an outline of the physique’s personal ‘greening’ technique for such constructions.
The second Inexperienced Residence Competition is organised by the Development Trade Collective Voice (CICV) and can begin on Monday 14 August, delivering 11 free exhibits on low-carbon dwelling as a part of the official Edinburgh Competition Fringe.
Subjects will embrace: easy methods to cut back vitality payments, making ready for warmth pumps, group heating networks, creating sustainable kitchens, inexperienced backyard rooms and places of work, making retrofit tasks eco-friendly and the way the house of the long run will likely be powered.
David Logue, Inexperienced Residence Competition co-organiser, stated: “Scotland has a lot of church buildings and different non secular buildings that face a variety of challenges resulting from their ageing infrastructure and publicity to the weather.
“Changing such buildings into energy-efficient social housing is already gaining traction and the upcoming Inexperienced Residence Competition will give examples of how such concepts have already turn out to be actuality.”
The pageant – made up of 28 commerce associations – is the most recent in a string of sensible and constructive initiatives launched by the CICV since its creation initially of the pandemic in March 2020.
