A tenement block in Glasgow has become a test laboratory in how to prepare homes for a energy efficient future.
Extreme fuel poverty, costing more than a fifth of disposable income, affected 91,000 Scots households in tenement flats, or 16% of the total. Older homes have the most fuel poverty.
Some of its flooring and internal brickwork has collapsed, leaving it even barer than first intended. The eight flats are in the first stages of a 12cm wood fibre layer being bolted into the internal plaster, where there are exterior walls. Likewise, the heat in water from baths, showers and the kitchen sink is being captured and recycled, even if the 'grey water' is not.
So window dimensions, for instance, have to be retained, even if they increase the opportunities for heat bridging. These act like reverse fridges, with outdoor fans drawing in air to a large unit inside the flats where warmth, even on a cold day, can be captured to heat water for radiators and washing.
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