Mid-Terrace to Mid-Terrific!
Recently we were asked to be part of the York Green open homes! This has caused me to reflect a little on
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Getting A Flue Shot For Our Chimney
In the run-up to the York Open Eco Homes weekend, we’re getting a few final jobs done that we’ve been
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It’s Draught to Let Hot Air Escape!
Our House was Full of Holes! The house had rather better ventilation that we would have liked when we got it…
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“Roof-less” Micro-investing in Renewables – For when you can’t have panels, a wind turbine or hydro etc yourself…
This article is a little intro into buying into renewable projects from ~£5 upwards. Its something that I’ve been involved
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Mmmmmmm Pi… – Setting up Open Source Energy/Home Monitoring via Arduino & Raspberry Pi
I’ve wanted to do this for 2 years, ever since I heard about the guys at Open Energy Monitor. Getting
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Floored by insulation – An alternative to more damp proofing?
Our little c.1900 terrace had a damp problem like many other terraces and we knew this when we bought it.
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To PV or not to PV? – are photovoltaic panels worth it on a small roof?
I thought we couldn’t afford photo-voltaics (PVs) on our budget. They were ruled out with a sad face and without
Continue readingWhy write a blog about eco-renovating a typical mid-terrace house?
Fed up with “affordable” housing, the rental market, & houses we lived in coercing us into inefficient, expensive & wasteful
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