Regulations for new build (particularly flats) demands “natural ventilation” if at all possible. This results in more complex designs which are less space efficient; to get the multiple aspect ventil… (View Post)

Sigh. The problem is not energy efficiency improvements. These are virtually automatic, year on year, as the manufacturers compete on these. The primary competition on A/C systems in in efficiency, q… (View Post)

Taylor pointed out that expecting productivity gains, if the benefit is not shared with the workforce, is stupid. In the 19th century. Simply expecting people to do more work for the same pay, becaus… (View Post)

The regulations that discourage/block A/C make no reference to efficiency. Modern units are highly efficient, anyway. The problem is obsolete regulatory thinking - that A/C is the noisy, rattling, po… (View Post)

If we decarbonise the grid, why energy efficiency? This is the thinking, for example, that we must not install A/C. Despite solar being a perfect fit for the demand. (View Post)