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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Creca (Nr Annan)
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<div>The Green Homes Network, a new Scottish Government initiative managed by the Energy Saving Trust, was launched last year. The network provides individuals with the unique opportunity to visit a local home that has a renewables system installed. On Saturday 29 September homes across Dumfriesshire will open their doors to visitors.</div><div>Visitors can find out first-hand how different renewables systems run in real homes and hear about actual costs and savings.</div><div>Full details of all homes are available at greenhomesopenday.org.uk or call your local Energy Saving Scotland advice centre on 0800 512 012 to find out more.</div><div>www.greenhomesopenday.org.uk</div><div><br /></div>
OpeningTime1
10.30-16.30
OpeningDate1
29/9/2012
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
12379
Refreshments
No
Postcode
DG12 6RP
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Green Homes Network: Beech Cottage
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1057
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.02135,-3.209291;
Description
An account of the resource
<div><strong>House type:</strong> modern timber-framed detached bungalow, 2009</div><div><strong>Energy efficiency and renewable measures:</strong> Solar water heating system, ground source heat pump, solid wall insulation, A-rated appliances, energy saving lighting, recycling, composting. Bedrooms: 3. Occupants: 2</div><div><strong>Construction:</strong> A detached modern timber- framed bungalow with a solar water heating system, ground source heat pump, and solid wall insulation.</div><div><strong>Energy performance rating certificate:</strong> C</div><div> </div><div>Margaret Carruthers and her husband James decided to install their renewable technology systems when they retired in order to save a bit of money, “we wanted to have lower running costs as we got older, this meant reducing the amount of energy we used and paid for.” Motivated by the financial potential James and Margaret installed a solar water heating system and a ground source heat pump to their modern three bedroom detached bungalow.</div>