http://www.peterwarm.co.uk/adam-dadebys-passivhaus-retrofit-in-devon-features-on-bbc-spotlight/

just a little news report on Passivhaus refurb , down you way

Meant to put the first one up but never got around to it.
Pretty basic stuff, but interesting all the same and a good reminder about out atmosphere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xn90s

And a bit about noisy wind turbines and fish.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sdz0

And a bit more cuddly about creatures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rt8qq

And, of course, Sarah Beeny's "Help! My House Is Falling Down!" on More4...unofficially known as "Duh! I Was Too Effing Stupid To Get A Survey!".

Posted By: SteamyTeaAre they all on iPlayer, 4OD or similar as I don't have a Telly, hence you will get a lot a radio links from me and can you post links.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/help-my-house-is-falling-down/4od

...that should keep you busy for a few hours, though I imagine you'll have to bite your tongue when some of the real stupidity comes into play.

Home Planet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00y2c2x/Home_Planet_01_02_2011

ST - the first link in your Jan 20th post is no longer available. And where in the second link is the prog about wind turbines and fish?

Jim, that Adam Dadeby house - £35,000 for windows alone? regardless of the reasoning. And hardly representative of a "retrofit". £500,000 total cost places the project in the realm of wishful thinking for the majority of people and no guide whatsoever for anyone looking at this as an indication of how much their own (true) retrofit would cost.

I was also a bit concerned that it showed the guy vacuuming the old CWI out without any explanation as to why that was being done, at least in terms of what he was intending to do to replace what most people out there would consider a "benefit". Not everyone would appreciate that building up the walls and extending the building's footprint would require a new CWI installation (or not, given some of the opinions on the GBF). The GBF isn't accessed by the "general public" who, if they did access it, would learn what they should be putting in place instead, so such a piece in a local-interest television prog, watched by many thousands, could be considered, at best, misleading. I wonder how many people are now thinking: "Nah, no point paying out for cavity wall insulation because if that guy was taking his out..."

I guess it's not Adam's fault but that of the director, who'd probably cut out the informative bits. Another media victim. I was just left wondering why they'd bothered if they weren't going to do the job properly - the television people, not Adam.

Groupie!

And what about what I have just read James

Most are an object in the process of going from bad to worse. Optimists would insist still Work In Progress!

Start off discussing waves ( the wet type) as a process that transports energy , then moves on to more.
Well worth a look , though i did find the presenter very slightly annoying (probably quite unfairly)
"time is an element of work" i'll have to think about that a bit , currently its making my head hurt.

This is about about energy production in Scotland, so pretty relevant:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yj3ww

Steamy - can you fix the spelling of the title (the originator can change the title by editing their first post) - I keep looking at this thread thinking somone has found some cool software ('programs') only to find it's about TV ('programmes').

Wookey
Each individual industry has its own terminology just to confuse.
It's radio with me, or should I call that wireless, now where is that cat's whisker!

Mike
Thank you.

Well know phenomena, there is a book about it called 'Freakonomics'
And Philip Stott said who was the first man to mention it on Costing the Earth or Questions Question, cant remember which now.
There must be some research into this area because I have had the same income for about 6 years now, halved my household bills, got a better car and I still have none left at end of year. Strange that.