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Biomass Heating Systems

Biomass Fuel Pellet

As the price of fossil fuels jump to record highs and climate change focusses people’s attention on CO2 neutral fuels biomass heating systems are increasingly popular and effective. Biomass is organic material which has stored solar energy in plants from … Continue reading

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Why It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green

Energy Prices are Rising

Whilst it would be easy for me to say that green building always pays when you consider the wider benefits it can sometimes seem hard to justify the additional up-front costs. Certainly ensuring that a building comes in on budget … Continue reading

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Why its More Comfortable Living in an Energy Efficient Home

John Wolfendale

John Wolfendale talks for 3 minutes on why its more comfortable living in an energy efficient home. Open up the blog post to access the video.

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Keep your house cool in summer without air conditioning – What? Can this be possible?

Designed to be cool in summer warm in winter

Like a Myth Busters on the Discovery Channel I have always been curious if it is possible to “bust the myth” of whether you can keep a house cool using only a smart design and without using air conditioning. Is … Continue reading

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In the Heat of Summer

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It’s spring! Jackets are put away and terrace cafes are filling up. Soon the covers for the swimming pools will be removed and children are counting down to the school holidays as Spain prepares itself for the summer season. Right … Continue reading

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Air Powered Air-Con – How Cool is That?

air-conditioning

Nothing seems more futile in terms of climate conservation than turning on a conventional air conditioning system.  It’s too hot so you burn fossil fuels which make the world hotter, possibly forever, in order to make your little box cooler … Continue reading

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