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About the Project

Greening-the-Box (GTB) is an initiative being delivered in by Wherry Housing Association in partnership with Broadland District Council and SEArch (Sustainable Ecological Architecture Limited) for the adaptation of an existing building, 21 The Street, Ringland to standards fit for a low carbon future.

GTB advances the independence of a household over its own resources by increasing the autonomy of the property, while at the same time reducing the GHG emissivity of the household. This threefold benefit is achieved by adapting property to minimise dependence on the public utilities, and thus the vulnerability of the householder to the effects of climate change, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and its energy, waste and water costs.

GTB will increase the autonomy of occupants by giving them greater independence in terms of energy, water and waste management.

GTB will minimise the threat of fuel poverty and to some extent free householders from their reliance on the public utility infrastructure by giving them the opportunity to reduce associated costs.

The first of these projects is in the village of Ringland in Norfolk and was launched officially by Wherry Housing Association and Broadland District Council at the Royal Norfolk Showground on September 6th 2008.

After sixteen weeks of adaptation works the completed building was handed back to Wherry Housing Association on Friday 5th June 2009.

The new residents are anticipated to move in towards the end of June 2009.