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Monbiot launches war on Agas
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 13th January 2009 at 10:34 am
Agas are the antithesis of energy efficiency and renewable energy, so when I heard on the Today programme this morning that George Monbiot has launched a war on Agas in today's Guardian a lightbulb pinged on. Why didn't I use Agas as the ultimate example of the heart winning over head in yester…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
How important is air-tightness to energy efficiency?
Posted by Tim Pullen on 24th June 2009 at 11:07 am
A reader recently asked about a seeming conflict between the modern approach to building energy efficiency which, amongst other things, focuses on good air-tightness standards, and combustion appliances, such as wood stoves, most, but not all, of which take their air from inside …
Posted in: Energy efficiency, Biomass
Using range cookers and wood burning stoves with a back boiler to heat your home
Posted by HETAS on 4th January 2012 at 11:29 am
There are several ways of using biomass to heat the home. I recently blogged about independent biomass boilers that run on pellets, wood chip and logs. However, there are two other noteworthy ways of using a biomass fuel source in conjunction with a central heating system. Although these appli…
Posted in: Biomass
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