Over the 2 days 60 visitors were given guided tours whether they wanted it or not, on the topics of;
INSULATION - AIR TIGHTNESS - VENTILATION
although many interesting discussions on unrelated subjects and penetrating questions from leftfield made the days unpredictable.
I was fortunate in having great volunteers on each day who signed visitors in and managed the between tours entrance room - it all ran very smoothly, thank you Lee and Jennifer.
The weekend coincided with Bristol Open Doors weekend so there were a lot of passers by who dropped in and people & neighbours who just saw the balloons and guessed there was an event happening so strolled in.
The website for those interested;
http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/events/september-2014
and the Case Study for 70 Upper Perry Hill (House 18);
http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/case-study/6341
The lack of guarding on the stairs did not prove to be a problem although about 4 children under 6 were getting bored at one point on a large tour, and were all magnetically drawn to any hole that they could fit their head through*. Since there were so many holes to choose from, children were confused, the risk was soon averted and the tour continued. Amusingly all the parents were focused on my talk, whereas some of the non parents were flashing their eyes between me and the children interspersed with cringes or closing eyes in disbelief.
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| Childrens Activity Playground (How many gaps over 100mm can you spot!) |
I plan to open the house again next year when more data on energy usage & running costs will be available and perhaps some of the fit-out has progressed.
*Building regulations state that for stairs no gap shall allow a sphere to pass that is greater than 100mm diameter, being the size of a small persons head who if passed through balustrade etc. is liable to get stuck or fall through completely.
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