Thursday 31 March 2011
Friday 25 March 2011
HOW GREEN IS MY BUDGET?
How green was the UK budget? …Green Investment Bank delayed to 2015…Feed-in tariffs for medium and large installations reduced. Not much incentive to capitalise on the potential fro green growth and green jobs. Nothing on the Green Deal?. Over all a big disappointment for green business. http://ping.fm/4nt0l
How green was the UK budget? …Green Investment Bank delayed to 2015…Feed-in tariffs for medium and large installations reduced. Not much incentive to capitalise on the potential fro green growth and green jobs. Nothing on the Green Deal?. Over all a big disappointment for green business. http://ping.fm/4nt0l
Thursday 10 March 2011
Will the UK govt's Green Deal re-ignite the debate about growing crops for bio-fuels? http://ping.fm/17MNX
Wednesday 9 March 2011
AGE POLLUTION - older people are LESS green
A report “Demographic Change and the Environment” by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says that the 50-64 age group consumes more energy, travels more has more electrical goods, bigger cars and eats more imported foods. Older people stay at home more and use more energy and many better-off people can afford to turn up the heating.
No surprises there!
But the problem is that these high levels of consumption could carry through as these people move into the 65-74 age group when many people still have significant disposable income.
Most people live in older houses where they are locked into high levels of energy consumption. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and refurbish to create an energy efficient home that is better suited to the needs of later life. Money spent now will mean lower outgoings later.
Unless the 50-64 age group tackles this, there will be a time lag in improving energy efficiency as the 65-74 age group continues to consume inefficiently.
The RCEP report identifies that demography has an important part to play. Green policies should be aimed at and tailored to different generations
Most energy saving technologies require significant investment and have a long payback period. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and unlock capital in the family home to pay the premium to move to an energy efficient home and benefit. Retirement is the time to go for solar panels and passive house technologies to increase comfort and reduce outgoings as energy costs rise and income falls. Energy efficiency is a much a matter of security in old age as providing for a decent pension.
A report “Demographic Change and the Environment” by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says that the 50-64 age group consumes more energy, travels more has more electrical goods, bigger cars and eats more imported foods. Older people stay at home more and use more energy and many better-off people can afford to turn up the heating.
No surprises there!
But the problem is that these high levels of consumption could carry through as these people move into the 65-74 age group when many people still have significant disposable income.
Most people live in older houses where they are locked into high levels of energy consumption. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and refurbish to create an energy efficient home that is better suited to the needs of later life. Money spent now will mean lower outgoings later.
Unless the 50-64 age group tackles this, there will be a time lag in improving energy efficiency as the 65-74 age group continues to consume inefficiently.
The RCEP report identifies that demography has an important part to play. Green policies should be aimed at and tailored to different generations
Most energy saving technologies require significant investment and have a long payback period. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and unlock capital in the family home to pay the premium to move to an energy efficient home and benefit. Retirement is the time to go for solar panels and passive house technologies to increase comfort and reduce outgoings as energy costs rise and income falls. Energy efficiency is a much a matter of security in old age as providing for a decent pension.
AGE POLLUTION - older people are LESS green
View the Article: http://www.mistergreen.co.uk/news/olderpeoplearelessgreen-25.htm
A report "Demographic Change and the Environment" by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says that the 50-64 age group consumes more energy, travels more haas more electrical goods, bigger cars and eats more imported foods. Older people stay at home more and use more energy and many better-off people can afford to turn up the heating. No surprises there! But the problem is that these high levels of consumption could carry through as these people move into the 65-74 age group when many people still have significant disposable income. Most people live in older houses where they are locked into high levels of energy consumption. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and refurbish to create an energy efficient home that is better suited to the needs of later life. Money spent now will mean lower outgoings later. Unless the 50-64 age group tackles this, there will be a time lag in improving energy efficiency as the 65-74 age group continues to consume inefficiently. The RCEP report identifies that demography has an important part to play. Green policies should be aimed at and tailored to different generations Most energy saving technologies require significant investment and have a long payback period. Retirement is an opportunity to downsize and unlock capital in the family home to pay the premium to move to an energy efficient home and benefit. Retirement is the time to go for solar panels and passive house technologies to increase comfort and reduce outgoings as energy costs rise and income falls. Energy efficiency is a much a matter of security in old age as providing for a decent pension.
Monday 7 March 2011
Loft insulation you CAN walk on
Increasing insulation levels in lofts usually means covering over the ceiling joists and valuable storage space is lost.
Seen at Ecobuild March 2011-
Ecoloft from Ecotherm Insualtion (UK) Ltd. Rigid insulation bonded to a tongued and grooved sheet of chipboard. Similar to roofing insulation where plywood is bonded to insulation to provide an instant working deck,Ecoloftcomes in 1200 x 540mm sheets, so that it will fit through a normal loft hatch. Laid at right angles to the ceiling joists, it restores the loft to a usable storage area.
For more information: http://ping.fm/JpcBs
Any thoughts on this anyone?
Increasing insulation levels in lofts usually means covering over the ceiling joists and valuable storage space is lost.
Seen at Ecobuild March 2011-
Ecoloft from Ecotherm Insualtion (UK) Ltd. Rigid insulation bonded to a tongued and grooved sheet of chipboard. Similar to roofing insulation where plywood is bonded to insulation to provide an instant working deck,Ecoloftcomes in 1200 x 540mm sheets, so that it will fit through a normal loft hatch. Laid at right angles to the ceiling joists, it restores the loft to a usable storage area.
For more information: http://ping.fm/JpcBs
Any thoughts on this anyone?
Thursday 3 March 2011
Mistergreen says: Micro CHP seems to be taking off? http://ping.fm/mJxC6(combined-heat-and-power)-199.htm
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