Hotshot greens caught wasting home heat

[chuck kottke]

Unfortunately that is typical losses for a traditional London house. Unless you have a brand new built house you are not going to get the very high heat savings. It's stupid to try to compare the two. There are strict controls on altering houses in some areas of London so putting in modern super double glazed windows often isn't an option for older London buildings.

I've retrofitted old farmhouses, and increased their energy efficiency by 5X. We've got similar problems in places as well (historic Boston comes to mind...); what I was suggesting was to leave the old windows, and put in a form-fitting glazed or plastic film panel on the inside of the window frame or box sill. Somethings going to have to change, and I think it's for the better of everyone, while still maintaining the original historic nature of the buildings.

 

Anyway, how the hell do they know what kind of insulation they have put inside their roof and walls? It's all speculation based on the type of house they live in.

Infra-red cameras allow people to take a thermal image of any home, and 'see' the heat losses. From that, you can pretty well guess the general type of insulation. But it's all doable, and it's not all that difficult (I've done it, so it's not all that hard to accomplish.)

[mayurshikotra]

not everyone can do things perfectly...people do make mistakes..and im sure chris isnt one of them people whos like a rebbel and goes against wat his belives is right

[Clocks In My Place]

The kids are, Ian, and little kids get cold easily

Alone?! :o

 

Anyway, why would they need heaters on with such a hot man in the house..:dozey:

not everyone can do things perfectly...people do make mistakes..and im sure chris isnt one of them people whos like a rebbel and goes against wat his belives is right

Yeah, everybody makes mistakes.

[lara____]

Well, in the Life, Death & Butterflies article it does say that they care about greening theit tour (bio-diesel etc.) and that's great. Every bit helps.

I try and do my stuff, but my house isn't perfect either, I'm sure.

 

At least Chris is reducing his garbage production by not throwing away too many clothes .... as far as I know for years he has only worn some blue trainers, some t-shirts , THE sweater and a black puffy jacket. Unless he bought 99 of each of these as he says to have done with some hoodies :P

[Cobalt]

Alone?! :o

 

...no. There is a nanny, I presume.