Trades Perspectives
Aneaka Kellay (Carbon Co-op) speaks with Bill Butcher (Green Building Store), Chris Dawson (Nesthaus) and Gervase Mangwana (Waxwing Energy) about their experiences as retrofit contractors.
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Thermal imaging investigation raises puzzling questions
Andrew Gage reports on the experience of borrowing the thermal imaging camera. My reason for borrowing the camera was to check the effectiveness of the insulation in our house. We began work on the house after its purchase in 2010. I knew about the importance of insulation before the work began, but only had limited … Read more
Cellar Ceiling – draught proofing and insulation
Carbon Co-op members insulate their cellar celing to prevent heat loss on their ground floor. See below for an informative and inspirational presentation which provides a comprehensive description of work undertaken. [pdf-embedder url=”https://cc-site-media.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/Cellar_Ceiling_Jan2016.pdf”]
Top Tips for Whole House Retrofit (via YouGen)
Cathy, from the rather excellent YouGen blog asked to to share our top tips on whole house retrofit as gathered from the Community Green Deal project. Read the full blog here: http://www.yougen.co.uk/blog-entry/2526/Ten+top+tips+for+major+energy+saving+home+improvements/ or read the tips below. 1. Set out your priorities from the start An understanding of your priorities will assist in the delivery of the … Read more