Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0)

The online ramblings of Housebuilder's Bible author Mark Brinkley. The paper version is updated every two years and is widely available via UK bookstores and Amazon

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14 Jan 2022

Part O, the new building regulation on overheating - a look under the bonnet

Part O landed in our inboxes in December 2021, along with updates on Part F (ventilation) and Part L (energy efficiency). These standards w...

15 Mar 2021

How does a battery work?

Our mastery of electricity is one of the defining achievements of humanity and yet few of us have more than a very basic understanding of wh...

14 Nov 2020

Are heat pumps the way forward?

There is a lot of talk about heat pumps. Some tout them as the future of home heating, a surefire way of combatting our carbon intensive hea...

21 Apr 2020

On waste and recycling

I’ve always felt that it is a good idea to have a waste strategy for every home I have lived in. Something just a bit more sophisticated th...

8 Mar 2020

Wine bottles

I've drunk wine all my adult life. Just how much, I hate to think. It's an infectious habit for sure, one which I share with probab...

12 Feb 2020

The risks we face

Back in November 2019, I blogged about plate tectonics and, in particular, how we live - and die -with the earthquakes, tsunamis and volcano...

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