A house is a structure embracing complex systems, embodied history and knowledge, not to mention humans! We tend to think of houses as being simple structures that provide shelter, security and a place to call home. However, they are in …
Saron Chapel in Treoes Eco Home Centre is a Rounded Developments Enterprises project. RDE is a not-for-profit organisation that does work with other partners in Wales and one of our main ones is Renew Wales (see www.renewwales.org.uk). Renew Wales is …
Image from Burley Stoves Wood burning stoves are gaining in popularity. Good thing too. However, you need to know more than just that you want to have a carbon neutral energy source. Efficiency. The efficiencies of wood stoves vary tremendously. …
Thought that this might be of interest as it shows the types of advice given when we do a Home Inspection Report. The winners of the Profiad Ni competition had visits from us for around 2 – 3 hours each …
There was a great presentation at a Wales Zero / Low Carbon Hub meeting this year and it mentioned the original definition for Economic. It comes from the Latin Oeconomicus and means management of the household. This is obviously quite …
Today sees the eventual launch of the domestic RHI. So here are a few pointers for you so that you don’t have to pour over the finer detail to see if it is right for you – although we do …
Large turbine up in Tredegar – split the residents. This is a relatively new 45m high turbine in an industrial estate up in the Welsh valleys. It has been interesting reading the Tredegar Forum so see the comments that people …
Lining chimneys is a common place practice these days, especially with the rise in people fitting new stoves and burning wood. There are a couple of points though that might go un-noticed when specifying / getting quotes for a flexible …
Just had an email through from Ecotricity (whom we use at home, both on our Dual Fuel, but also for the Feed In Tariff for our PV panels), that states: 1. Price Freeze until 2014. So they will be freezing their …
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Superhome network can be found at www.superhomes.org.uk It is worth knowing about the Superhomes network that exists in the UK. This is a partnership between a number of organisations and even though they have been really focused on carbon reduction, …
