Main sources of carbon dioxide emissions
87% of human carbon production is from fossil fuel combustion, of which 41% is used for heating and power generation… interesting read. http://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-gases/carbon-dioxide-sources
Urbane
About Urbane
Posts by Kerry Lloyd:
Article about breathability
Interesting article about breathability in buildings: http://www.ecotimberframe.ie/pdf/BreathabilityinbuildingsNBT.pdf
Nick’s Bristol Living interview
NIck Lloyd Bristol Living interview
NBT article about ‘The Performance Gap’
An interesting article by NBT about ‘The Performance Gap’ and what it means: click here to read more
Internal wall insulation blog
Pitfalls and Solutions for Internal Wall Insulation The most important thing to bear in mind when installing IWI is, in my view, to consider the large quantity of water vapour generated by building occupants, and what happens to it. A family of four will produce anything from ten to twenty litres of water in 24 […]
Ventilation blog
Ventilation and air quality in domestic properties Dear reader, I am not writing this blog as an expert in ventilation, but as a student. My area of expertise is solid wall insulation, and if this blog generates feedback and discussion, that would be brilliant. Nick Lloyd Air quality With the need to make homes more […]
Overheating blog
Much has been written recently concerning the dangers of overheating in homes, particularly in connection with loft rooms. This is clearly an issue, brought to public notice by the Daily Mail articles in July 2013 ‘OAPs could die in Green Deal Homes’ and May this year ‘Summer danger of ‘red-‘hot’ eco homes’. The articles go […]