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As above I think this is a good list I would add Permitted development rules modified so that the noise condition set out in MCS-020 applies...
PS, I started this because I am interested in understanding potential, not for me (I've pretty much worked that out), but more generally. My current...
Can I cross-post your proposal (with credit or without as you prefer) to buildhub. There are some reactionaries on there who seem to criticise everyt...
@iancalderbank I agree its a risk, but as you say it happens already. So I currently face paying a large amount of money to an (often fly by night) '...
@bontwoody Yes true. Having said that I would personally prefer to have (or at least trend towards) solutions that don't rely on government subsidies....
@bontwoody 1. I have yet to find a manufacturer that quotes SCOP at 65C. What I did was create a model based on published cop at various flow ...
There is an edit button (see picture). It disappears once someone else comments though
@iancalderbank @editor It would be interesting to take @iancalderbanks list and use it to devise a considered answer to the question If you were 'in c...
@iancalderbank I think you have pretty much nailed it. As you say many of these either are not true or don't need to be true, but I think the public ...
@derek-m I had the same cynical thought. As it happens my comments would have related to regulation, installation industry and engineering challenges...
I volunteered (I heard about this via another route). They were initially going to include me but this morning cancelled. Because I have (more or le...
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