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steve74
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:43 pm Posts: 1798 Location: Manchester
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mikepgood
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm Posts: 710
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I would do this or something like in the circumstances. But the 10 car garage makes a bit of a mockery of the eco bit.
The eco cred could be improved with solar arrays/ wind turbines / hydro if practical, and heatpumps for heating and cooling.
Isn't there something about if the project is of enough design size and significance you don't need [planning?
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Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:05 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I would do exactly the same. Not sure about the design though. As for the garage. It does not necessarily mean that they will be driving them all the time, plus they may be buying carbon offsets.
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Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:24 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Reminds me a bit of ex-footballer Gary Neville's proposed eco-house that was going to be built only a few miles from me. I don't think he got planning permission in the end, despite it being considerably less ostentatious and more blended with the landscape than that one. I think they may struggle.
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Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:10 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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For all we know they may wish to go into business hiring out electric cars...
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Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:48 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I think his included a windmill. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Where's Kevin McCloud?
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Of the clan McCloud? "I was born 400 years ago in a custom hut..."
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