Written by admin on June 12, 2009 – 4:39 pm
The Energy Saving Trust best kept secret is a booklet entitled “Energy Efficiency is best practice” which lists a whole set of technical guides that are appropriate to different audiences. Really useful reference material at a relatively high level.
Although I do not have a solid wall, CE184 Pratical refurbishment of Solid-walled houses is a useful [...]
Written by admin on April 20, 2009 – 3:12 pm
NBT - Natural Building Technologies - EWI
This system is based on Wood Fibre insulation and hence contributes to reducing the CO2 compared to materials such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) that has embodied energy. According to Bath University’s Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) high impact polystyrene has embodied carbon of 2.8kg CO2 /kg which is [...]
Written by admin on April 13, 2009 – 5:12 pm
This post will be used to track my investigations into the different type of insulation methods, material and services.
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Natural Building Technologies
Paventro Internal Insulation
Claim building would only need 80% of original reqs.
Need to understand pros & cons. Calculation required.
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200mm EPS Insulation to hit a U-Value [...]
Written by admin on February 3, 2009 – 7:28 pm
Problem Statement
What is the optimal amount of insulation to apply on the walls, floors & ceilings ?
i.e. the minimum amount of insulation to achieve the maximum amount of energy savings. The concern is that if (for example) 200mm of insulation is used, will increasing this to 300mm only save an additional 5% ? And [...]
