tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post1536834114925504087..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): On the Sullivan ReportMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-75876639564053024612008-06-05T18:07:00.000+01:002008-06-05T18:07:00.000+01:00Putting the energy issue to one side, I agree with...Putting the energy issue to one side, I agree with concern about noise levels; not only ventilation units, but appliances in general.<BR/><BR/>Although I have chosen appliances on the basis of low energy use and low noise levels wherever possible, I still dislike the sound of the 'low-noise' fridge, freezer and boiler in the kitchen. In my view that noise is a design fault, and it is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-88503283418887056882008-06-04T22:37:00.000+01:002008-06-04T22:37:00.000+01:00You are obviously sold on the idea that MVHR is a ...You are obviously sold on the idea that MVHR is a winner. And for many people, it will be. But for everyone? I am just not as sure as you. I've met one or two people who have fitted it and really not liked it, especially the noise of the fans at night. And they were ones who had chosen to fit MVHR. I suspect that a mass roll out will have unintended consequences and that it would make a lot of Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-55619031455493948202008-06-04T20:21:00.000+01:002008-06-04T20:21:00.000+01:00Unfortunately it seems to be our tradition that im...Unfortunately it seems to be our tradition that improved building standards are only achieved through regulation. Incentives for improved voluntary standards have worked elsewhere, but here they have been sadly missing. Lack of leadership from the government, and reluctance by the construction sector are all factors.<BR/><BR/>Time has run out for us, and improved energy standards are probably nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-67470777080242453722008-06-04T17:43:00.000+01:002008-06-04T17:43:00.000+01:00Most of the current PassivHaus dwellers are self-s...Most of the current PassivHaus dwellers are self-selected, so they don't make a fair trial for MVHR, which is the point that the Austrian delegate was making. You are assuming that MVHR is an "improvement" on what exists now, but to get any benefit from it at all, you have to learn to live with it. Which means maintaining it correctly and also not opening windows when its running. If you don't doMark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-9509368876944501352008-06-04T15:11:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:11:00.000+01:00"MVHR should be tested on a few thousand homes for..."MVHR should be tested on a few thousand homes for three or four years' to see how it performs": <BR/><BR/>Will some seven or eight thousand passive houses across Europe satisfy you, from cool northern to warm southern areas ? That seems quite a large – and seemingly successful – trial. And it is reported that some of the owners sleep with open windows too!<BR/><BR/>Or, if you look at it slightlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-67581245160152386432008-06-04T07:07:00.000+01:002008-06-04T07:07:00.000+01:00Technically, MVHR is an improvement on trickle ven...Technically, MVHR is an improvement on trickle vents and extractor fans. But it may not turn out to be so in practice, especially in a country where people are used to sleeping with their windows open. It needs maintenance to work effectively and, whilst it can and does work effectively in offices and hotels, that doesn't mean it will transpose seamlessly into individual homes. Indoor air qualityMark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-43482274798934196322008-06-03T12:41:00.000+01:002008-06-03T12:41:00.000+01:00Sullivan Report:I would agree with the importance ...Sullivan Report:<BR/><BR/>I would agree with the importance the Austrian delegate placed on the subsidies which stimulate the voluntary uptake and ensure speedy progress with passive houses. That our government believes in coercion rather than effective persuasion is a tragedy.<BR/><BR/>However, some of your other thoughts mystify me.<BR/><BR/>We have progressed from coal fires with huge amounts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-6659907720847571352008-05-14T16:14:00.000+01:002008-05-14T16:14:00.000+01:00I am working on Edition 8 at the moment. I would g...I am working on Edition 8 at the moment. I would guess it will be published in time for Xmas this year.<BR/><BR/>And yes the CSH will feature!Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-81388032138427428982008-05-14T10:32:00.000+01:002008-05-14T10:32:00.000+01:00This is a very good guide with a lot of suggestion...This is a very good guide with a lot of suggestions for upcoming regulations, rather than throwing people in the deep end as our Government is doing.<BR/><BR/>The panel members know it will be a very difficult task to implement so they try to get Scotland to adapt there ways in plenty of time.<BR/><BR/>Do you have any idea when your next edition of housebuilders bible will be in the shops Mark?<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com