Monthly Archives: April 2011

Biomass systems – its all in the fuel!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Pellet – we have experienced so many variables around pellet. Everything from the size of the lorry, and size of pellet (the manufacturer of the boiler said it would take an 8mm pellet but they meant 7.8mm!!) and length of the delivery … Continue reading →

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Volunteering – making a difference

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Volunteering and the invaluable help they provided by the tens of thousands of people helps the National Trust deliver so much of its work. There are almost as many reasons as to why people volunteer as there is for the … Continue reading →

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Toys. Infra-red imaging

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

we use all sorts of tools in our jobs and i will be highlighting a few in the coming months. The first is an infrared camera which is a technical tool but has been of more use as a behaviour shifter – … Continue reading →

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My money where my mouth is – LED lighting

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I am currently trailing a few of the ‘flood’ of low cost LED bulbs around in my won house. having run a simple logging meter on the house and switched everything off one by one to see what was using … Continue reading →

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Worth a trail? – High heat Air Source heat pumps

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

We have now received our three 9kw high heat CO2 air source heat pumps to trial. the purpose of the trial is to look at options for viable, low energy heating and hot water technology to replace the many thousands of oil based heating … Continue reading →

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Waste not want not – Catering waste recycling

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Over the last 18 months we have been trialling various types of catering waste compostors across our properties in Wales. The attached powerpoint offers comparisons of these different types – Compostor powerpoint

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300 year old Eco-house

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

There is nothing new under the sun as the old Welsh saying goes . A small National Trust  cottage in mid Wales, Pontbremydyr (the wooden bridge over the river Mydyr) has what you would say are all of the ingredients for a cutting edge … Continue reading →

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