From Bere Architects Passiv Haus is an excellent German energy standard for building new homes. It is a system that relies on making houses really airtight and insulating. Insolation then provides much of the heat energy for the house. Fresh …
Positive ventilation system diagramatic Many of our houses are getting sealed up all in the name of energy efficiency. Draughts around doors are being sealed, windows are being replaced (often without trickle vents), chimneys are being blocked up, lofts insulated, …
This is a difficult topic to write on as each house is individual – a sum of its parts, its history and of its future. So this will be a set of ideas, hints, observations rather than a definitive guide. …
For anyone involved in the world of building or DIY we are always being told that solid walled houses are really bad insulators. Certainly compared to modern theoretical standards of building the computer programmes tell us that old solid walls …
