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Thursday, 12 February 2009
UK Govt Announces Green Home Makeovers
Today the UK Government announced a package of green measures for every home in the UK. For some reason this will not start until 2013, which would be after at least one general election, but as the other two main political parties are proposing similar measures, this is unlikely to go away.Very welcome, but maybe a little more haste would be in order.
There's plenty of work to do too, with the Energy Savings Trust estimating there are 7.3m cavity walls that could be filled with insulation, 7m solid walls that could be insulated, and 12.9m lofts which do not have the recommended depth of insulation, and 4.5m G-rated (the least efficient) gas boilers.
Labels: home improvements, insulation, news
# posted by Gareth Kane : 15:38
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Friday, 13 June 2008
Sometimes its the boring stuff that counts...
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has been suggesting we lose the fascination with green gadgets in buildings and concentrate on the much less glamorous topic of insulation.I couldn't agree more. It is relatively easy to talk to a developer about fancy microrenewables, but they start switching off when you explain that they've got to get the fabric of the building right first. Just because it's out of sight, doesn't mean it's important. With Energy Performance Certificates being introduced in the UK, I don't think this situation will last long - insulation will, like Cinderella, finally get a chance to be the belle of the ball.
Labels: eco-building, insulation, micro-renewables
# posted by Gareth Kane : 13:21
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