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The Nuts-and-Bolts of a Grand Design
Some recent experiences—personally and professionally—have got me thinking about how ambitions and plans (no matter how big and exciting) tend to rely, at the end of the day,…
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Retrofitting a community space in Gwynedd
We have recently been working on a Passivhaus retrofit of a community building in Gwynedd. The building belongs to the village choir but is used by other local…
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Thoughts on passivhaus conversions plus Passivhaus Open Days (this weekend!)
I recently attended the UK passivhaus conference in Oxford. One of the presentations was about Warksburn Old Church, a passivhaus retrofit of a church in Northumberland which now…
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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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