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Exactly one of the topics I was referring to, in fact. An industry professional's take on how to balance the insulation and reduction of draughts in a...
Very useful, @david-stanford. Whilst this should normally not be an issue for new builds or retro fits for relatively new houses, there have been seve...
I think the point was well made by @leah-robson in the video about other related technology. Heat pumps work perfectly well in their own right as repl...
Quite agree, @editor. As with most graded properties, the windows would have to remain unchanged. That doesn't, however, stop your inlaws from inves...
Agreed, @ianmk13. Under UK WEEE legislation (and probably the EU equivalent although I haven't looked into that closely), both the manufacturer and t...
Actually, I quite like buildings like the PassivHaus designs but I do agree their character is utterly different from that of an old building. Nonethe...
It would be interesting to see how SolarEdge are claiming to comply with their WEEE obligations under UK legislation. It may yet be that they can't ad...
I don't think it's a controversial topic at all, @toodles, but I also think the answer is no. From all that I understand about listed buildings, it'...
Understood, and thanks. If that's the case, then, perhaps it might be worth capturing some weather data too. I've found several web sites available ...
@heacol, I'm not trying to be combative but there's an important point being made here. I disagree that everything you do is about assumptions; a he...
Is that throwing the results off, though? If your house benefits from thermal gain in sunny weather, and that thermal gain more than offsets some re...
😆 No it's not; resistance creates heat, which could be very useful.... Sorry, I'll get my coat.
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