Home Energy Users

Asking how people-centred design approaches can make more UK homes energy efficient #HomeEnergyRetrofit moans = owns

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

I blame the woeful energy performance of the UK’s 27 million homes on this ONE book... Not a single page on #insulation #heatpumps #uvalues #airtightness #solar #mvhr Shame on you 🐞

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@heatpolicyrich @McsCertified Thank you. Looks interesting!

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@McsCertified @heatpolicyrich Many thanks!

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@AMoncaster @lorchBRI @BuildingsCities Thank you for the reply. The more #openaccess the better! PS. Anything on embodied carbon of retrofit and/or self-build (for my @HanselGretelW13 project)

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@AMoncaster Why are academics still producing books that are priced beyond the budget of most people?

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@heatpolicyrich Not sure if this is off-topic but I’d imagine many people who cook with gas would like to continue to cook with “gas” - even if that is a “zero carbon” gas. And they may then ask that, if they can cook with it, why can’t they continue to do most/all of their heating with it also.

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@baldwinbiogas @heatpolicyrich @EarthOrgUK I will also be coming from (championing) the “user experience” side of all of this. Not something that’s always easy to do the maths on! (And heat engineers are people too ; )

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@EarthOrgUK @heatpolicyrich @ON5_UK @HanselGretelW13 I’m pretty sure that’s how I’ll do it but there will be some uncertainties! (Basically I’m having a moan at the article. Where’s that @TheIET article?!)

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@EarthOrgUK @heatpolicyrich As I will no longer have a job at the end of this month (thanks @ON5_UK !) I will now be concentrating on my @HanselGretelW13 self build. My question now will be “do I run a gas pipe to the properties?” ... From my reading of that article, my thinking may well be “yes”.

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@EarthOrgUK @heatpolicyrich If it’s possible to generate “lots” of electricity from renewables then it may not matter so much how the energy is used. Especially if energy storage is the result... As a lay person, I have no idea what the “best” option is as I haven’t done all the maths!

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@EarthOrgUK @heatpolicyrich Where would that “lost” energy go?

[Cosy Homes Oxfordshire @cosyhomesoxon]

Care about the climate emergency and want lower your environmental impact at home?

You may have heard about home retrofits, but have no idea where to begin?
Fear not - on the Cosy Homes Oxfordshire blog, we discuss what you need to look out for: https://t.co/yCZTNni7U2

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

@betateachpod @HVPmag @Installermag @phpi @buildplumbmag How about calling them “Herbert Boilers” instead of condensing...

Higher
Efficiency
Realisable
By
Evaluating
Return
Temperatures

So when people ask why they’re called “Herbert”s you can explain the important bit!

[Your Energy Your Way @Your_Energy_YW]

So pleased that the share offer is going well even in the current #CoronaVirusChallenge

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

This is big picture stuff (I generally prefer miniatures) but well worth a read...

[James Murray @James_BG]

Some thoughts on the myth of silver linings, the strategically dumb speculation on green gains, and how nothing is certain about the eventual recovery. In the coronavirus crisis, everything rests on the choices we make. https://t.co/gwWxFmsCYY

[Diana Toynbee @diana4hereford]

Spread the word! It's a scandal that VAT is charged at a rate of 20% on repairs and maintenance on existing buildings, while VAT on nearly all new-build construction is zero-rated. The power of the massive house-building lobby. We must be encouraged to repair and retrofit!

[Home Energy Users @HomeEnergyUsers]

Yesterday I get the great news that my planning application for two homes in West London was approved. Naturally, the first thing was to create a Twitter account for the project! @HanselGretelW13 (and, yes, there is a story behind the name 👫 ; )

[Your Energy Your Way @Your_Energy_YW]

Wondering what to do about the #ClimateCrisis this #IWD2020 ?Listen to @betateachpod talk "Renewable Energy - Diversity and Inclusion" featuring @BuildingPeople @SunampLtd @Your_Energy_YW @freedomheatpump @ProjectDrawdown at https://t.co/FP3u8zLcWc

[T&E (🦋 find us @transportenvironment.org) @transenv]

Transport is the climate 'bad boy' of the EU economy - the only sector to grow its emissions since 1990

@TimmermansEU @AdinaValean, here's our vision for how the #EUGreenDeal can turn that around:
https://t.co/fhD90Q0Xtm