Earth Notes: Kingston's Efficient Homes Show BITESIZE (2025-09)

Updated 2025-08-21.
Making our homes greener and boosting Kingston's green businesses!
Kingston's Efficient Homes Show 2025 September "Bitesize" edition: creating more comfortable, energy efficient homes!

Event: Kingston's Efficient Homes Show 2025 BITESIZE

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Kingston's Efficient Homes Show BITESIZE - building a greener future, together!
  • Featuring: Various exhibitors and speakers
  • Free
  • Date:
  • Location: The Guildhall
    • High Street, KT1 1EU
    • Kingston-upon-Thames
    • UK
  • Organiser:

Description

From the council: ...

Following the success of Kingston's third Efficient Homes Show earlier in the year, we are hosting a bitesize version at the Guildhall in Kingston Town.

It's free to attend!

It is aimed at:

  • Homeowners, renters, landlords, business owners, estate agents and lettings agencies
  • People looking for funding to help improve the energy efficiency of their home
  • People looking to save on their energy bills
  • People looking for training, employment support and jobs in the retrofit and other green economy industries
  • People looking to help protect the environment.

Key times for the day:

  • 11:30 AM: Doors open
  • 11:30 - 11:35 AM: Opening remarks by Cllr Ian Manders, Portfolio Holder for Climate Action, Biodiversity and Planning Policy
  • 11:35 - 12:15 PM: A Short Talk about my Low-Carbon Home by Michael de Podesta, the author of 'Protons for Breakfast'
  • 12:30 - 03:00 PM: Short Talks led by Transition Town Kingston (TTK) Energy Group (EG). Covering solar energy, batteries at home, heat-waves, ventilation and insulation coordinated by Damon Hart-Davis, Chair, Transition Town Kingston
  • 03:25 PM: Closing remarks

Short Talks

KEF (Kingston Environment Forum) has arranged for TTKEG (Transition Town Kingston Energy Group) to provide some short beginner-level talks of up to 30 minutes plus Q&A, such as their experiences of new solar PV and heat pump systems, to .

Provisional talk schedule. Please re-check times on the day.
Start Time Speaker Topic and links Audio / Previous
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Speakers key: AF Alan Ferdman, DHD Damon Hart-Davis, MH Mark Handley, PM Patrick Manwell.

One-to-Ones

KEF/TTKEG will also be providing one-to-one support chats for the public. For those who do not yet have a clue where to start, and beyond!