On Thursday 08 February 2007 3:17 am, Michael Hawksworth wrote: > Interesting that you thought first of air con then insulation, In > Europe/North Africa it would be the other way around with even > traditional homes in areas with very warm/cold temps using thick walls > to insulate the inside and 'modern' housing using various forms of > insulation. > > Even if you look at wooden housing the Nordic development methods offer > far better insulation as standard than the most developments outside > Europe. > > Just out of curiosity, how much would you save if you turned off the air > con?
Hi Michael! This may be an option in the UK as Northern as it is, but where Michael is that wouldn't work unless he wanted to spend summers outside - which is what people used to do. Crime and lack of privacy nowadays makes this impossible. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

