Published on Friday, 12 September 2008 10:24 | | 
Next weekend London’s Greenest homeowners will be opening their doors – don’t miss out! By Julia Stephenson
A growing number of homeowners have reduced their bills, increased their quality of life and slashed their carbon emissions by super-greening their homes. By employing exciting technologies like solar and wind power, as well as money-saving measures like insulation, rainwater harvesting and green building techniques,(some quite outré - anyone for hemp bricks, bamboo computers and marbleized kitchen surfaces made from recycled mobile phones?) they are leading the way.
Some of them are taking part in London’s Open House Weekend on September 21-22 and opening their doors to the public in the hope of inspiring the rest of us.
All sorts of buildings will be taking part - from Arsenal’s new super-sustainable Emirates Stadium - to Donnachadh McCarthy’s cosy carbon-neutral Victorian cottage in Camberwell. Donnachadh’s solar panels and energy-saving way of life have been so successful that some months he creates more electricity than he uses so he can actually sell it to the national grid.
Here Donnachadh explains the value of Open House weekend and what it means to him. See you there!
Arsenal’s Emanuel Adebayo is stirred by the ultra eco facilities of the Emirates Stadium