Green Building Bible, Fourth Edition |
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Posted By: wholaaHas anyone explored this topic in detail?
Posted By: ArtiglioEpcās like Smart Meters are the result of the UKs love of adhering to suggestions from the the EU, we didnāt have to do it...The UK did have to do it, but member states designed their own implementation, so many of the UK problems are thanks to HM Gov. For example, in many other countries accessors need a construction-related degree to be accepted on a training course. In the UK, anyone can take an online course.
Posted By: Artigliobringing in tighter standards earlier will result in landlords selling up , creating evermore problems for councils...And that's what's happening in France already. Landlords are selling up, at a discounted prices due to the poor EPC ratings, while others are starting to buy them up and renovate them.
Posted By: Dominic CooneyThen you could have a communal borehole in the grounds.
I believe the drilling process is very messy - I have never done it.
Posted By: ArtiglioIf and when there is a significant fall in house prices itāll get very messy.
Posted By: ArtiglioBoreholes would be the only option if it were to be ground source, and even that may be an issue if all the properties in the street went the same wayIt may be easier and lower cost if all the properties went the same way, at the same time, using shared boreholes. Like this pilot scheme : https://heyzine.com/flip-book/a7d411ca55.html - although that's in Cornwall where they've the added benefit of hotter geothermal heat than much of the country. There's some interesting ideas on how it may be implemented towards the back of the brochure.
Posted By: ArtiglioBut the cost was around 28k per homeHowever no up-front cost at all for the customers, in this particular case*. Instead, for domestic customers, there's a standing charge of Ā£250 per year, and no need to pay a gas standing charge. The average customer saved Ā£628 per year on their heating bills. They're aiming for a 50% cut in heating costs, and a 70% cut in CO2.
Posted By: Artigliounless the boreholes are under the roadThey were in this case.
Posted By: ArtiglioIāve hungarian tenants that live at 26 degrees, only as a result of endless badgering have i got them ventilating and not turning the fan off in the bathroom that iāve set to extract on low level pretty much continuously, 5 people in a small 2 bed flat, tenant instigated overcrowding so not my fault
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