Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:02:52 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222641#Comment_222641 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222641#Comment_222641 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:24:51 +0100 gravelld
A few choice bits from the manifesto:

• A free retrofit insulation programme, concentrating where fuel poverty is most serious, aiming at achieving Passivhaus refurb standard in 9m homes


• All new homes to be built to Passivhaus standard


• Investment in training for the design and building industries. Introduce a national college for training in energy home improvement

Nice idea but not quite sure how the finances work out on the first one. They are suggesting they will offer £5k free insulation and a further £15k in loans, but I think you're going to need a lot more cash than that on the average property!]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222643#Comment_222643 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222643#Comment_222643 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:07:40 +0100 DarylP ]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222672#Comment_222672 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222672#Comment_222672 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:09:03 +0100 CWatters https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222673#Comment_222673 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222673#Comment_222673 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:57:05 +0100 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222675#Comment_222675 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222675#Comment_222675 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:16:02 +0100 SteamyTea Posted By: CWattersThey plan to phase out fossil fuel by 2023 (8 years)Good job they want to build housing with parking spaces.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222679#Comment_222679 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222679#Comment_222679 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:30:08 +0100 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222681#Comment_222681 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222681#Comment_222681 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:40:04 +0100 owlman Posted By: CWattersThey plan to phase out fossil fuel by 2023 (8 years) and Nuclear by 2025 (10 years). I think that would be very difficult.


Once we're back in the (new), stone age I wonder where all the dosh and jobs are going to come from. I guess some will be building the windmills, others tilting at them, but we can we all retire to our cosy passivhäuser.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222682#Comment_222682 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222682#Comment_222682 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:47:33 +0100 bella https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222683#Comment_222683 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222683#Comment_222683 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:05:05 +0100 gravelld https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222709#Comment_222709 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222709#Comment_222709 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:59:55 +0100 fostertom Posted By: owlmanOnce we're back in the (new), stone age I wonder where all the dosh and jobs are going to come from. I guess some will be building the windmills, others tilting at them, but we can we all retire to our cosy passivhäuser.To answer that question (which is posed so as not to invite an answer, but as a negating rhetorical reaction), check deeply into the Transition ('Transition Towns') material, and read Charles Eisenstein: The Ascent of Humanity http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ascent-Humanity-Civilization-Human-Sense/dp/1583945350/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429181853&sr=1-1&keywords=ascent+of+humanity and realise why the future cannot be just be a projection of the past, as it has been fopr the 5-10k yrs since the agricultural revolution. Here on GBF, of all places!]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222713#Comment_222713 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222713#Comment_222713 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:30:25 +0100 renewablejohn https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222716#Comment_222716 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=13292&Focus=222716#Comment_222716 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:33:36 +0100 bella Posted By: gravelldThat's the third point isn't it?

Sorry left out just - should have read "would just fund a training programme". But I do think Building Control is where to start. Who else is in a position to implement large scale change in the building industry? And I am serious about training by building trade professionals from this forum - how else will you find suitable trainers in the UK?]]>