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Celebrating passive solar
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 18th February 2009 at 10:11 am
Sitting at my desk, luxuriating in the warmth of the sun, while the temperature outside is round about zero, made me think that we don't always pay enough attention to the benefits of passive solar heat. By choosing to have my office in a south facing room, with a huge window, I'm sure that I s…
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How much do you spend on heat and power?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 26th January 2009 at 10:42 am
Gas and electricity bills gobble up a significant chunk of income for most of us, but do you know how much you're spending week to week? I didn't, until a few months ago, when I discovered imeasure. By just putting a weekly reading into the site, I can find out how much I spent last week on gas…
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Making the most of passive solar energy
Posted by Tim Pullen on 14th October 2009 at 9:24 am
Using passive solar energy is a matter of design. To put it another way, if you don't design the house to use passive solar energy, it is difficult to use it well. So pretty much the same as any other form of energy then. What you need is three things; thermal mass (something to absorb …
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