At the Northfield Ecocentre we offer free advice by city and guild trained advisors, in our plan to reduce Northfield’s carbon footprint. We can see how much energy you’re using, how you can save and which energy saving features/installation would suit you best. We then put you through to the people who can install and get you the features you need . If you would like this free service either pop into the Northfield Ecocentre which is located at 53 Church Road, Northfield , B31 2LB. Make a phone call on 0121 448 0119 . Or contact us via email at enquiries@northfieldecocentre.org.

Many thanks for the open day – it has certainly inspired us to look again at what we should be doing to our (slightly unusual) 1930s/1980s house to improve its energy performance (and maybe improve other aspects/give us more space).

One thing that I might have asked at the end of your talk yesterday (but didn’t) is what the best way to start this process is – I’d like someone to be able to tell me more than just “pile in more loft insulation” – someone who can tell me whether the solid brick wall that is part-inside/part-outside the house is an issue; whether the existing large windows at the front should be replaced (and if so what with!) and so on – but not with a vested interest in selling me product X or a purely box-ticking exercise…

How might someone go about finding that kind of consultant? Is someone in your list here a good starting point?

Many thanks again

John (& Karen)