John Christophers on his zero carbon home, which generates a 40% energy surplus

Episode 28. Architect John Christophers shares lessons from a decade of monitoring his own home which generates 40 per cent more energy than it uses. We continue our focus on building performance and explore what one can glean from monitoring a small project.

In 2013, John retrofitted and extended a two-up two-down Victorian terraced house in Birmingham’s Balsall Heath neighbourhood, adding Passivhaus levels of insulation and triple-glazing to the existing house. The extension features unfired load-bearing clay bricks and compacted earth floors, as well a monopitch roof that incorporates both PV and solar thermal.