We’re all becoming increasingly aware of the need to be kinder to the environment and the benefits, both financial and otherwise, small changes in lifestyle can reap. But one man has taken this to the extreme by making it his life’s work to transform people’s homes in an eco-friendly and
Tag: Retrofit
Penarth eco-refurbishment
The UK government is already legally committed to an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050, (from 1990 levels), and has accepted since the Paris climate deal that eventually there’ll have to be a 100% reduction. Architect Nigel Humphrey wanted to ensure that the refurbishment of his own home reflected
The risks of retrofit – heritage issues
Respecting heritage in retrofit In this, the second report on the subject, Kate de Selincout wonders if the ‘tension’ between airtightness and health is blinding other important issues such as the trade-offs that we are often faced with between conservation values and energy efficiency. These can be felt very tangable. While
The risks of retrofit
In her first article in this series on retrofit (Green Building magazine Winter 2014) Kate de-Selincourt explained how improving the energy efficiency of homes, especially those where people live in fuel poverty, can improve the lives and health of the occupants. Part two (Green Building magazine Spring 2015) examined the