With less than a month to go, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is preparing to expand its traditional repertoire of vibrant theatre and comedy to include sustainable home and community living as the popular Green Home Festival returns for its third year.
Organised by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV), the Green Home Festival will take centre stage at Charlotte Square Gardens from 12 to 16 August.
At its newly designed venue, the festival will feature a variety of shows, including workshops, panel discussions and live demonstrations, all aimed at encouraging sustainable living practices.
This year’s programme of free-to-attend events includes:
- Accessing and maximising funding options: Learn how to access all the available funding to help in your home transformations.
- Demystifying the retrofit journey: A step-by-step guide to retrofitting your home.
- Passivhaus for self-builders: Explore energy-efficient building strategies for self-build projects.
- Smart home heating technologies: Discover cutting-edge solutions for heating your home efficiently.
- Debunking myths about heat pumps in older homes: Clearing up common misconceptions and outlining benefits of installing a heat pump in pre-1919 homes.
- Sustainable materials in construction: From low-carbon bricks to innovative seaweed-based paints and more.
Gordon Nelson, Scotland Director of the Federation of Master Builders and co-organiser, said: “The Green Home Festival’s ever-growing popularity reflects the increasing demand for sustainable living solutions as we aim to educate, inform, and inspire action towards greener practices crucial for our future.
“Leveraging the popularity of the globally renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe allows us to effectively communicate the essential changes and diverse options available to everyone for a low carbon transition.”
Targeting a wide audience from homeowners and community groups to international visitors, the festival shows that small changes can have a big environmental impact. Featuring a lineup of expert speakers and practical demonstrations, such as a full-size heat pump, the Green Home Festival is essential for anyone interested in making a sustainable difference.
- Admission to all events at the Green Home Festival is free. For more information and to book your tickets, please see the full range of shows here.
