Out of interest, what do those in favour of highly effective insulation (sorry, that comes out wrong… ) think about the impact in the summer? …
I live in a (ridiculously) highly insulated flat (to the extent that I simply don’t use heating except if it is -1 outdoors!), but there is no escaping that it is too hot in summer (30+ with outdoor temp 25; 27+ with outdoor temp 22). Ispent wasted money replacing my MHVR system with one that offers ‘summer bypass’ (where it doesn’t attempt heat recovery), but the effect is negligible. A/C is the only thing that works, but that too is restricted since the condenser of a split system cannot be installed onto the external facade, and nor can the external portion of a through-the-window system. So I can either go for a portable air conditioner (highly inefficient - £400/month in summer) or a water-cooled system (incredibly wasteful of water - to the extent that I’m amazed they’re not banned, although they are in Montreal).
Having experienced the problems of excessive insulation with no legislation forcing maximum temperatures on developers, what do others think is the solution to avoid creating a new problem* while solving the first?
*NB: I agree that the new problem, as described above, is far better than the old problem!
I live in a (ridiculously) highly insulated flat (to the extent that I simply don’t use heating except if it is -1 outdoors!), but there is no escaping that it is too hot in summer (30+ with outdoor temp 25; 27+ with outdoor temp 22). I
Having experienced the problems of excessive insulation with no legislation forcing maximum temperatures on developers, what do others think is the solution to avoid creating a new problem* while solving the first?
*NB: I agree that the new problem, as described above, is far better than the old problem!