Posted in smart metering, tagged Lyric, Nest, Passive House, passvhaus, smart home on June 25, 2014| 1 Comment »
The internet is abuzz with a smart home backlash, spearheaded by Lloyd Alter of Treehugger, who made a splash when he recently wrote in the Guardian that a smart thermostat would be “bored stupid” in a Passive House.
So is it true that a smart home “throws technology and electricity at a problem that is better solved by design?”
Posted in climate change, Code for Sustainable Homes, Green Deal, renewable energy, wind turbines, zero carbon, tagged fracking, Zero Carbon Hub on June 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long and protracted death, but the Queen’s Speech finally spelled the end for plans to drastically reduce emissions from new build.
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