tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post6742784243420495801..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Eco Bollocks Award: WalesMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-62306991811621467162008-09-11T09:33:00.000+01:002008-09-11T09:33:00.000+01:00Dear MarkVery interesting piece on the Senned's de...Dear Mark<BR/><BR/>Very interesting piece on the Senned's decisions. Being subject to their, sometimes, daft ideas I must say that I agree with you, but equally must point out that they're not all bad!<BR/><BR/>Re the figures you say won't see the light of day - have you asked for them? There's a policy of being open with the public. If you have a problem, contact me and I'll go down there andMoirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546227736831251858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-15826809553050159442007-05-03T07:57:00.000+01:002007-05-03T07:57:00.000+01:00To be fair to the Senedd and to its designer Richa...To be fair to the Senedd and to its designer Richard Rogers, it is a pretty low carbon building, contrary to my shooting my mouth off. It's heated by a combination of ground source heat pump and biomass boiler and has a neat natural ventilation system. My off the cuff comments were reacting to an image of a glass-walled building glowing in the dark - it doesn't shout "energy-efficiency" does it? Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-3544249222435574352007-05-03T06:46:00.000+01:002007-05-03T06:46:00.000+01:00MarkToday Programme presenter the other day said t...Mark<BR/><BR/>Today Programme presenter the other day said that the WA Building was the most energy efficient building in the UK.<BR/><BR/>Quite a claim.<BR/><BR/>Did you find any figures?<BR/><BR/>NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-24893002245697615342007-03-21T08:37:00.000+00:002007-03-21T08:37:00.000+00:00No, it's got nothing to do with rugby! It's just a...No, it's got nothing to do with rugby! It's just as you surmise: it's being ultra-competitive over already totally unrealistic targets. <BR/><BR/>The book format shrunk because of demands from the bookshop trade. A4 doesn't sit easily on the shelves of Waterstones.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I will be at the Homebuilding & Renovating show all four days, delivering seminars and manning the Ask The Experts Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-25580082598539830172007-03-19T13:10:00.000+00:002007-03-19T13:10:00.000+00:00Would you happen to be a England rugby fan by any ...Would you happen to be a England rugby fan by any chance?<BR/><BR/>I can see your point though, it seems to me that when one person (or Government) voices an oppinion, there are people waiting to beat what the this person has suggested (which is usually an unrealistic target to start with).<BR/><BR/>I am also looking forward to see what punishments the budget will be having on the Chelsea Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com