is insulation right for you?

is insulation right for you?

the short answer is YES! from an energy, and cost point of view, there are very few reasons not to insulate

the short answer is YES! from an energy, and cost point of view, there are very few reasons not to insulate

However, before heading out to buy rolls of sheep’s wool, you should ask yourself the following questions:

  • Do you own your own home or have the right to make material changes to your building?
  • Do you  live in a conservation area? If you don’t, you might be abel to insulate the outside of your building.  If you do live in a conservation area, you will probably have to insulate the inside; on the front at least.
  • Do you mind losing a few inches of space inside each wall?  If insulating inside, you will end up bringing the walls inwards a little.
  • Are you already considering some building work?  This will make the whole process more cost effective and will mean that you are only disrupted once.

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Given how much energy it takes to produce food, it’s better to drive than to walk.

Truth: The average diet has an embodied energy of 6kWh of fossil fuel per kWh eaten. The energy use of a typical car is 80 Kwh per 100 km. Walking uses a net energy of 3.6kWh per 100 km, 22 times less than driving. This means that if you have a typical diet, the carbon footprint of the food required to walk 100 km is 21.6kWh - still significantly less than that used by a typical car to travel the same distance.