Thursday 18 October 2018

List Of Tips

It is a relief that the latest IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C has been largely well received. We can tell because there has been a spate of Lists Of Tips for people to reduce their emissions. Many repeat some of the old Urban Myths. Carbon Conversations shied away for giving List Of Tips (although we did list over 100 actions with their comparative impact) but presented Rules Of Thumb for sustainable housing, travel, eating, consumption and talking to friends and family.  I have extracted them below from the old "In Time For Tomorrow, the Carbon Conversations Handbook"

Tuesday 18 September 2018

Making New Housing Sustainable and Energy Efficient.


A short talk to the Calder Valley Community Land Trust on the 22nd August 2018


"I have a little to add to the presentations by Duncan Roberts[1] and Marianne Heaslip[2].
I started work as a building services engineer, the job of making sure the heating, ventilation, lighting and plumbing work. These are essential elements for creating sustainable buildings and have been involved in low energy projects, modelling and measuring for some years.
I would like to introduce 3 ideas that I think helps keep sustainability on the project agenda.
Avoiding sustainability slip,
The value of measurement,
And on being a good citizen.

Monday 12 February 2018