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Using a checklist to reduce your energy bills
As part of South Seeds home energy audit, we give residents a check list of actions unique to their situation which would result in a reduction in their bills.
South Seeds nominated for the Saltire Society Innovation award
South Seeds are delighted that the Energy Snapshot report we published earlier this year has been nominated for the Saltire Society’s Innovation award. See all the nominations here: www.saltiresociety.org.uk/awards/architecture/housing-design.
South Seeds’ handyperson will install energy-efficient measures in your home
South Seeds’ Handyperson has been busy installing energy efficient measures, in residents’ homes. Radiator panels behind radiators on external walls to reflect the heat back in the room, draught proofing strips on wooden windows to make them more airtight or chimney balloons to stop warm air being sucked out of living rooms in winter. If […]
What does a home energy audit involve?
We arrange an energy audit of your home at a time that suits you. Our Energy Officers, Amanda and Lorna, will chat about your fuel bills and how you use energy in your home. They will also look at heating, insulation and how energy efficient your home is – it doesn’t take long. Amanda and […]
Drop in to our office for energy advice
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Learn how to garden
Sessions run every Tuesday at 6.30pm in Agnew Lane. View Larger Map
Getting housing association tenants involved in food growing.
South Seeds were approached by Yasmin Mann a resident living on Bankhall Street in Govanhill about getting other residents involved to improve a communal area in the centre of the block and behind each backcourt drying green. South Seeds worked with Yasmin to design a questionnaire which would gage weather residents were interested in getting […]
Tenement champions
We are working with tenement residents to improve the energy efficiency of their whole close.
Draughty closes with broken windows, ill-fitting front doors and inadequate insulation can all lead to making tenement flats even harder to heat. We’ve created Tenement Champions to support neighbours in taking simple steps to save money on their energy bills. Neighbours benefit from our expertise in making tenement closes more energy efficient including signposting to government initiatives, prioritising work that will have the greatest effect and finding out if landlords within the building are properly registered.
If you live in a tenement close in Queens Park, Govanhill, Crosshill or Strathbungo and would like to work with us, then get in touch. Call Lorna on 0141 636 3959.