A photo of the control panel to an MVHR unit showing external air temperature and incoming air temperature.
Pleasing. The MVHR unit doings its thing last night: external air temperature -3.5degC, incoming air warmed to 19degC by outgoing stale air. #EcoBungalow #passivhaus #passivehouse #enerphit #retrofit #mvhr #zehnder
Want lots of geeky detail about Air Source Heat Pump efficiency and space heating demand? You’ve come to the right place! #EcoBungalow #ASHP #PassivHaus #PassiveHouse #EnerPHit #Retrofit #PHPP
94% of UK Homeowners with heat pumps are satisfied with their heating. Yet social media is packed with claims that they don’t work in old houses, are expensive to run and are noisy. What’s the truth?
New blogpost takes a look at the myths.
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Butterflies, bees and beetles enjoying the evolving meadow. #ecobungalow #passivhaus #passivehouse #retrofit #enerphit #rewilding #sustainable #meadow #nativespecies #bees #butterflies #boston seeds
So many houses in my street with windows open trying to cool down. But if it’s hotter outside than in this isn’t going to work! Dump heat morning and evening, and then keep everything shut for the rest of the day. Graph shows I wasn’t fast enough off the mark this morning! #EcoBungalow #Passivhaus
The MVHR either warms incoming air through the heat exchanger or brings it in at outside temp, bypassing the exchanger. Doing something clever today. Bypass is fully shut (so heat exchanger operating), incoming air ever so slightly cooler. Never seen this before. #EcoBungalow #PassivHaus #Retrofit
And the numbers are in! A full year’s energy use in the #EcoBungalow following its retrofit. New blogpost reports a spectacular reduction in kWh and a much, MUCH more comfortable home to live in. #passivhaus #passivehouse
#retrofit #enerphit #ashp #mvhr #insulation
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It’s not just about the building! Rewilding the garden is an integral part of the project. As a non-gardener, I’m amazed what I’ve achieved in a year. And surprised at the excitement of each new flower in the meadow! #EcoBungalow #Passivehouse #Rewilding #Retrofit
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Hooray! Yellow Rattle, the ‘meadow maker’. #meadow #yellowrattle #rewilding #passivhaus #passivehouse #retrofit #ecobungalow
Signs of Spring! So lovely amongst the shitshow that is the world today. #ecobungalow #rewilding #nativespecies #passivhaus #passivehouse #enerphit #retrofit
A photo of Mar Lodge, a grand Victorian shooting lodge near Braemar
A walker standing on a snowy mountain summit
Not enough snow on the Eagle Ski Club trip to Mar Lodge. But great walking and good company: interesting conversations with Penny and Martin, trustees of @thepebbletrust.bsky.social Recommend the trust’s excellent retrofit publication: www.thepebbletrust.org/sustainable-... #ecobungalow #passivhaus
Latest blog post. Energy use over the winter months: a dramatic decrease compared with pre-retrofit and a corresponding improvement in living comfort. #EcoBungalow #PassivHaus #Passivehouse #EnerPHit #Retrofit www.ecobungalow.co/post/30-ener...
I’m awaiting the first signs of Spring from my rewilded front garden. Will the new mixed native hedgerow burst into life? How’s the yellow rattle doing in the meadow? In the meantime this from #moderntoss made me laugh! #ecobungalow #passivehouse #passivhaus #retrofit #rewilding
A view of mountains in the Lake District in winter sunshine. Cloudless blue sky above.
A frosty mountain bathed in bright sunshine from a cloudless, blue sky.
What a relief to say goodbye rain, hello sunshine! Beautiful winter’s day walking in the #LakeDistrict. Now home for a hot shower: 21 degC inside, 0.3 degC outside. #ecobungalow #passivehouse #passivhaus #retrofit
It’s a condensation-on-the-outside-of-the-windows kinda morning. #EcoBungalow #tripleglazing #passivehouse #passivhaus #enerphit #retrofit #frostymorning
Made this reusable Christmas Tree out of driftwood a couple of years ago. Survived its time in storage during the building works. Lovely to get it out again ready for first Christmas in the #EcoBungalow #passivhaus #passivehouse #enerphit #retrofit #christmastree
Stunning winter’s day for a walk in the Lake District. Perfect reflection of the Langdale Pikes in Blea Tarn. Very chilly, so nice to get home to the steady 20.5 degC of the #EcoBungalow. #passivhaus #passivehouse #enerphit #retrofit #lakedistrict #langdale
Here's the Netatmo graph for air quality during November. You can see the high of 632ppm on PassivHaus Trust Open Day. Otherwise, it's been from 380ish to 560ish - pretty much consistently excellent. All thanks to the MVHR. #EcoBungalow #Passivhaus #PassiveHouse #EnerPHit #Retrofit #MVHR
Away from home for a few days. Keeping an eye on things with the Netatmo weather station. A frosty morning but still cosy inside. #EcoBungalow #passivhaus #passivehouse #retrofit #enerphit #netatmo
What a contrast! One year ago we’d achieved the airtight line at ceiling and floor levels. But the internal wall insulation hadn’t started and the windows were yet to go in. Today it’s a light and airy yet cosy home. #EcoBungalow #enerphit #passivhaus #passivehouse #retrofit #airtightness
Staying in a flat with a gas combo boiler. After six months with an ASHP with a max temp of 45degC, heating water so hot you have to dilute it with loads of cold to wash up seems an utterly bonkers way to use energy. #EcoBungalow #passivhaus #ashp #retrofit #passivehouse #energyuse
Room temp 20.5degC. MVHR unit is Zehnder ComfoAir Q350. Lots more information on the blog! www.ecobungalow.co #EcoBungalow #PassivHaus #PassiveHouse #MVHR
Pleasing. Outside air temperature -3degC, incoming air being warmed to 17degC by outgoing stale air. The wonders of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery. #MVHR #EcoBungalow #Passivhaus #Passivehouse #retrofit #enerphit #deepretrofit
Latest blogpost on living in the EcoBungalow. Energy use, bills and comfort now that the heating is on. #EcoBungalow #Passivehouse #Passivhaus #Retrofit #MVHR #ASHP #AirSourceHeatPump
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