Cragside Hydro
Hydropower returns to Cragside nearly 140 years after it became the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. Cragside is the ‘palace of a modern magician’ (1)....
Category: Technology + Construction
Green Fingers
Two recently installed living walls in Newcastle bring a touch of green to the urban realm. This is my favourite time of year. The garden, dormant for too many months,...
Bale Frenzy!
I take a course in straw bale building and learn about the myths and misconceptions of this natural construction material. As a kid growing up in rural Northumberland, I have...
Not So Hot : Thermographic Imaging of a Newcastle Terraced House
I put my own house to the test with a Thermographic Camera and find it falling short! Our recent post on thermal comfort, ‘How Warm Is Your House?‘, got me...
Biomass District Heating in Northumberland
A recently installed district heating network is helping to provide a Grade 1 listed country house with sustainable energy from the estate’s woodlands. Estate owner John Trevelyan talked me through...
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