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Housing and the UK Government’s Net Zero Targets
In a bid to educate myself on the UK Government’s approach to decarbonising UK housing, I spent some time this week reading Housing and Net Zero, a research…
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Moisture Management (or Avoiding Damp and Mouldy Buildings)
A damp building is not a healthy building: damp and mould can cause respiratory conditions and allergic reactions to eyes and skin. Yet many homes and buildings in…
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Devices to aid Ventilation
We left the last post considering devices for aiding the ventilation of our buildings. The two devices I will discuss here are a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery…
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Ventilation
How does ventilation work? All our homes are ventilated, but for most of us ventilation isn’t something we think about—it’s something that just happens. Without ventilation, the air…
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What is a Passivhaus? (techie answer)
There are three requirements for a passivhaus: To meet these 3 requirements, the house has to be built according to some specifications.
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What is a Passivhaus? (simple answer)
The simple answer to this question is that a passivhaus is a very, very energy efficient house. A passivhaus is designed and built to minimize the energy needed…
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