#retrofit — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #retrofit, aggregated by home.social.
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Wer an der Travemünder Straße in den unscheinbaren Remisenhof einbiegt – direkt am Pankeweg, nahe der Osloer Straße – entdeckt ein Kleinod: einen zweistöckigen Vintage-Showroom, der wie eine Zeitkapsel wirkt. Ein orangefarbenes „W“ prangt an dem gelben Backsteingebäude und zeigt, welche poppig-bunte Welt im Inneren wartet: Möbel, Lampen und Accessoires aus den 1950er bis 70er Jahren, liebevoll restauriert, stilsicher arrangiert, strahlen den Charme vergangener Jahrzehnte aus – ohne dabei angestaubt zu wirken. Willkommen bei Frau Wunderwald.
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https://weddingweiser.de/frau-wunderwald-vintage-paradies-im-weddinger-hinterhof/
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‘Equipping new homes with heat pumps, solar panels and high-grade insulation at the time of construction would have cost between £5,000 and £8,500 for most of the period since 2016.
Housebuilders, however, have long claimed building to such standards would be prohibitively expensive.’
Europe manages to do this, even US have higher rate of take up of heat pumps than UK.
It’s a dirty race to the bottom in the UK because of lobbying.
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I'm overjoyed to have just been offered the role of Heat and Retrofit Coordinator at Community Energy England! 🥳
I'm so looking forward to working with Duncan and the rest of the team!
If you'd like to do heat network or #retrofit stuff in your community, get in touch!
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@marcyrockman This is a fantastic piece. I would put it in the camp of #SolutionsJournalism - I disagree with the last statement, though, in that I don’t think cultural change comes free. Not everyone can afford such strategies of adjusting heating and cooling or maximizing the benefits of thermal mass, or retreating to a more comfortable part of the home. Working on some further thoughts about that…
#Accessibility #BuildingAdaptation #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateJustice #ClimateResilience #HistoricHouse #Rehabilitation #Retrofit #SocialJustice #TemperatureControl -
Print Chess Pieces, then Defeat the Chess-Playing Printer - Chess is undoubtedly a game of the mind. Sadly, some of the nuances are lost when you play on a co... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/06/print-chess-pieces-then-defeat-the-chess-playing-printer/ #crealityender3pro #3dprinterhacks #computerchess #3dprinting #chesspiece #chessrobot #repurposed #two-player #3dprinter #2-player #retrofit #tactile #chess #raspi #robot #game
