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Simon Tilley is a director and resident at Hockerton Housing Project, a small community living sustainably.
In this episode, Simon covers:
- Envisioning a different future and finding like-minded people. [Starts at 1:23]
- Taking a leap of faith and viewing housing as part of a system. [Starts at 3:48]
- Key features of the houses. [Starts at 6:36]
- Passive energy gains for heating, heat storage and clever design. [Starts at 8:09]
- The slow response of sustainable building design in the wider building industry. [Starts at 12:15]
- Consistency of temperature within the house. [Starts at 16:45]
- Water system and the power of feedback loops on behaviour. [Starts at 19:19]
- Electricity consumption and production through wind and solar PV. [Starts at 21:50]
- Developments and changes of priority over time. [Starts at 25:18]
- Visitors to Hockerton and the benefits of an earth shelter. [Starts at 29:03]
- What it is like to live in a cohesive community. [Starts at 32:48]
- Life in 2050 – an abundance of sustainable housing and a different way of living. [Starts at 35:29]
- Personal sustainable lifestyle highlights – growing food and owning an electric bike. [Starts at 38:26]
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