The Yellow House

Most of us are not going to be able to build a new house from scratch. So we need to know what we can do with our existing homes. Adaptation of existing homes may be one of the most important contributors to dealing with climate change in the UK. George Marshall has researched this and the Yellow House illustrates the main principles lying behind adaptation. Much of it is not particularly costly either.

The house gives a host of wonderful examples of low-cost means to adapt your home.
It is an expression of eco principles that can be applied to your own situation such as:

Working with the sun (thinking about orientation and accessibility to the sun)
Thermal mass (buffering against external changes in temperature)
The stack effect (warm air rises)
Embodied energy (the energy cost in making something)

Best go to the Yellow House website for the detail.

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