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Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
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And not gas. I said neutral. They have no skin in the game.
rf_fozzy
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There are now solutions for cavity walls that don't have the damp issues.

There's also cladding.

Roof insulation should be straight forward? - you can insulate the roof itself. Or as EST says, a blown insulation, similar to that used in cavity walls is a possibility:

energysavingtrust.org.uk

Obviously the more complex, the more expensive.
rf_fozzy
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There are solutions to all problems. Generally.

Cost may be the issue of course.
Bazoaxe
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The last discussion I had was back at Christmas and in their view the solutions then still had issues. Has that changed in the last six months?

Also the nature of my house means rid insulation is only possible if I install a new roof or rip down the ceilings and walls.

My house isn’t a standard thing with roof space sadly.
rf_fozzy
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I don't know!

Get an expert energy saving surveyer in to have a look.
Hanneke
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I cannot insulate my building further than I gave done: floor, double glazed windows when I had to replace the old ones and I had the whole slate roof off to insulate with a membrane when I first got here. Can't do any more: solid stone chapel. So please don't say I can clad the outside, I can't.
However:
My new built workshop is passive! No heating required. It is insulated to the nines top to bottom and the concrete foundations/slab have heat retaining properties...
rf_fozzy
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You could clad the *inside* ;-)

homebuilding.co.uk
rf_fozzy
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Good job on the workshop though - and you're doing lots of other good stuff!
run free
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brilliant - absolutely brilliant. Yes defo shout about it. It is inspirational for us to hear :)

jda perhaps a guide to energy efficient devices + their carbon emissions. What if you could more than cover the energy demands of the area due to decreased energy usage?
Hanneke
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You could clad the *inside* homebuilding.co.uk


Nope! Solid stone needs to breathe or you get damp and mould issues. The stone is lime plastered on the inside and painted with clay paint. Walls are about half a metre thick and there are windows all around. I cannot insulate for technical reasons but also I am not allowed to change the building that dramatically! Nor would I want to. It is small enough as it is!

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I've seen environment (whether emissions, power, climate change, access to countryside, whatever you think of as "environment") discussed in various threads: Politics (obviously), the Electric Car thread fetcheveryone.com/forum/electric-car-anyone-61481/ , run free's excellent "Competitive Running and Keeping The Environment Clean" fetcheveryone.com/forum/running-competitively-keeping-our-environment-clean-60907/ my own Greta Thunberg thread fetcheveryone.com/forum/greta-thunberg---jfk-for-the-climate-generation-61044/ etc. but I haven't seen a general one.

So here it is. For those interested in the science, the politics, the action for (and I'll state that for me, this is mostly pro-environment, anti-emissions, anti-pollution etc.) and the hope for the future of our planet.

Useful links posted by contributors:
rf_fozzy: This is quite a good article about how disruptive technology works too: lesswrong.com
Basically about why Kodak completely missed the boat when it came to digital cameras timkastelle.org
run free's Grand Designs example Ben Laws is a man who built his dream: granddesignsmagazine.com granddesignsmagazine.com
Carbon Commentary carboncommentary.com
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