Having now entered a new year and commenced the 2nd decade the 21st century, – a new era where we face daunting challenges. Besides facing consequences our unprecedented economic setback with all its unfolding hardships, there are much more serious issues facing us all, where there impacts will become more apparent in the early part of this century.
Posts Tagged ‘Carbon Footprint’
Attic Insulation
November 23rd, 2009
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The recommended amount of insulation to be in your attic is 300mm or 12” of fibreglass. In many homeowners cases at the moment they may only have roughly between 4” and 6”. So by upgrading your attic insulation as a homeowner you will see a big difference. Getting back to the type if insulation you put in your attic, today we are talking about Fibreglass Insulation.
It starts at home
September 28th, 2009
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Going green starts at home and our next post from Duncan is going to give an overview of the steps we can take to future proof our homes, from the small and simple to the major changes. To get us ready for this post, over the next two weeks we are going to explain a [...]
What is a carbon footprint?
September 18th, 2009
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Your carbon footprint is footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent.A carbon footprint is made up of the sum of two parts,
1. Your primary footprint and 2. Your secondary footprint.
1. The primary footprint is a measure of our direct emissions [...]
