On the Vilification of Smokers

On the Vilification of Smokers

On a recent trip to Japan I was surprised to find out how much their attitudes to smoking had changed….

How many frogs does a horse have?

How many frogs does a horse have?

The internet is big. It’s not sentient yet, though Robert Swayer has written a compelling story of how it might…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part VII – “Ooo, shut that door”

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part VII – “Ooo, shut that door”

Larry Grayson’s famous high camp catchphrase would be well heeded by those wanting to ensure good thermal insulation. You can make…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part VI – revenge of the radiative heat flux

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part VI – revenge of the radiative heat flux

Conduction, the transfer of heat through a solid object. Convection, the transfer of heat in moving air/fluid. Radiation, the transfer…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part V

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part V

Why is it that when you increase a cavity air gap size beyond ~30mm is there no subsequent detrimental affect…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part IV

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part IV

100mm block, 50mm insulation, 50mm cavity air gap then 100mm block make up an external wall that in theory comply…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part III

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part III

As covered in the previous blog, air that sticks to the inside and outside walls offers a resistance to the…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part II

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part II

It might well be that a single U-value is quoted, in reality though that single value describes the ease by…

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part I

How much do ‘U-Value’ good thermal insulation? Part I

I never trust a quoted value without having at least a little understanding as to what the value truly represents…