The Dude
Wasn't asking to be banned
And Caterham+1 That's progress, manufacturers, bar suzuki seem to have forgotten weight as a critical input.
And Caterham+1 That's progress, manufacturers, bar suzuki seem to have forgotten weight as a critical input.
And Toyota, the new 300 series is reported to be up to 37 grams lighter in some models.And Caterham
He's still massively understating the problem but at least he's trying.There will need to be a “wholesale transformation of the global economy” if the world is to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, Kerry said. He said it was necessary for coal to be phased out five times faster than recent trends, the planet’s tree cover to be increased five times faster, renewable energy to be ramped up six times faster and a transition to electric vehicles to be 22 times faster than present.
We installed new windows on our owner built 80s mud brick thing about 12 months ago - still got two to go plus another one to 'design'. Original windows were/are single glazed doors recycled from wherever plus a couple of actual windows. We also replaced the front doors made from slabs and the back doors made from someone's patio doors. None of them sealed sufficiently to keep anything smaller than a goanna out...Chatting to Dad last night and he said the new double glazing they'd installed in their place meant they didn't even need to put the air con on currently - and that's with house insulation at a fairly anemic R+3 rating and Adelaide's current temperature resembling an oven.
So for anyone pondering double glazing, yes it might be worth it.
Yikes, now I remember why we didn't go double glaze when we built twelve years ago.We installed new windows on our owner built 80s mud brick thing about 12 months ago - still got two to go plus another one to 'design'. Original windows were/are single glazed doors recycled from wherever plus a couple of actual windows. We also replaced the front doors made from slabs and the back doors made from someone's patio doors. None of them sealed sufficiently to keep anything smaller than a goanna out...
All windows are kiln dried merbau for BAL29 compliance and have Viridian Lightbridge 5 or 6mm double glazing units in them. Eleven window and two door units in all. Not much change from thirty grand all in and we have done the installation...so bear that in mind when thinking about double glazing.
But oh yes...it is worth it.
Didn’t you literally just put a new insulated roof on your garage and build a pergola?Not sure if double glazing is the solution. We can't adapt - we need to prevent
Not sure if double glazing is the solution. We can't adapt - we need to prevent:
Heatwaves may render parts of Sydney unliveable in decades
With Australia's largest city facing 50-degree-plus summers, experts say its suburbs must be radically redesigned and rebuilt in order to remain liveable.www.abc.net.au
Only for shade, insulation is a side benefit - mostly because it provides a structural span.Didn’t you literally just put a new insulated roof on your garage and build a pergola?
There hasn't been a house built in the UK in the last 30-35yrs that didnt have at least double glazing.Not sure if double glazing is the solution. We can't adapt - we need to prevent:
Heatwaves may render parts of Sydney unliveable in decades
With Australia's largest city facing 50-degree-plus summers, experts say its suburbs must be radically redesigned and rebuilt in order to remain liveable.www.abc.net.au
Yes, but people were talking about double glazing to improve comfort in their homes and reduce energy costs/emissions etc... not as the solution to save humanity or solve cc. Your desire for better shade in a sub-tropical climate is the same thing - adaptation.Only for shade, insulation is a side benefit - mostly because it provides a structural span.
Prevention of CC in the first place is the only thing that'll save humanity.
Energy is cheap, we are a conservative country, fossil fuel lobby.There has been a house built in the UK in the last 30-35yrs that didnt have at least double glazing.
I cant understand why it's not the standard for windows in this country, the more popular it is, the cheaper it becomes. The premium to upgrade a new homes windows from standard to double glazing is scandalous.
Parts of Wodonga are really bad.We are looking at installing double glazed windows eventually for the insulation and noise benefits, we have one big corner window in the loungeroom which I'm sure will be pricey to do, but it might make our firewood go further by keeping the heat in the house during winter, and stop the morning sun getting in. We have plantation shutters on some windows, and they act like a poor man's double glazing surprisingly, much better than heavy curtains.
The western facing sunroom is pretty well fucked when it comes to any sort of insulation factor; single brick veneer, west facing, no shade, single glazed windows the entire length of the room and a tin roof with no roof cavity between the cement sheet ceiling and roof itself. Luckily we have external blinds we leave down over summer, which do help a little. Long term goal is to extend off the back, fix the roof and create a deck which will make a nice outdoor area and shield the rest of the house from the western sun. Just waiting on Hifi to build the slide, so I can copy the design for the exit from deck to backyard. Short term, I'm planning to rig wires up, perhaps under the eaves, that I can grow hops on, as a quick growing plant, which will hopefully shade the house that little bit more and can be chopped down come winter.