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Everyone’s making snakes!
May 29th, 2010 | 
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Do you remember draught-excluding snakes? Well they’re making a heroic return to the nation’s doorways with the Together campaign and some help from Helen Baxendale, Jon Snow, Antony Worrall Thompson and Sian Lloyd. Find out more at www.together.com/snakes
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Different ways to insulate the home?
I need to find out for science some different ways of insulating the home. I have thought of already- cavity wall insulation, double glazing, draught excluders…
Thanks.
I am a carpenter and in all the houses I build i either use fiberglass insulation or I get a professional spray foam company to spray foam the whole house ceiling and all. This seems to be the most efficient for us and it is faster and easier to use because you do not have a use any polly on your house anywhere. Very good stuff! Hope this helps!
how do i make a draft excluder?
I have a small baby who plays on the floor lots but im worried she gets cold from a draft coming under the door. i want to make a draft excluder but have no idea how to do this! Does anyone know how i can make one or can you give me any websites with patterns. Thanks. XXX
You can buy one at a hardware store for next to nothing.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY A HANDMADE DRAUGHT EXCLUDER?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY A HANDMADE FABRIC DRAUGHT EXCLUDER?
Where are you? You can try this shop on ebay. They do handmade draught excluders in all lengths and ship worldwide: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/VeggieHut
Good luck
where can i get a draught excluder for my letterbox in my door?
the brush type ones that screw on to the back of the letter box on my front door to my house
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Draught Excluder Blog’s Favourite Energy Efficiency Links
Draught Excluder Blog has been hunting high and low for links to interesting pages about energy efficiency and climate change. Here are some you be interested in reading: –
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» Blog Archive » Moving Toward National Climate Change Policy: The … – This summer on Capitol Hill, climate change is the new buzzword. As Democrats in the House and Senate press forward for national climate change policy at the behest of the Obama administration, environmentalists, utilities, industry, …
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Google v. Yahoo: Who Cares The Most About The Environment? – SouthPark dedicated an entire episode to the smugness of hybrid car drivers and San Francisco residents in general. The episode is funny because its largely true – Silicon Valley is well known for having a left-leaning, …
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At the Sustainability Unconference – On Thursday, I attended the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Unconference put on by the Office of Student Life at the University of Toronto. At this “unconference”, individuals could set up shop in various parts of the venue and …
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Carbon Commentary · Food packaging and climate change – A recent Henley Centre survey suggested that 86% of people were eager to buy goods with less packaging, up 20% in the last two years. Nothing arouses as much spontaneous anger among British householders as the over-packaging’ of foods. Recent newspaper headlines conveyed righteous indignation about the policies of UK retailers, in particular the failure to make all packaging recyclable.
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comment on who is amy gahran? by millions for media innovation … – digital media ideas, the knight news challenge has lots of helpful advice from people like winner amy gahran and probably the easiest early-application process of any foundation. there will be a live chat [...]
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the rebound effect – energy efficiency improvements often do not deliver reductions in energy use. for example, when a householder installs better insulation, the energy savings are sometimes much less than would have been predicted. …
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energy star qualified new homes – in order for a home to qualify for energy star certification, a set of energy efficient guidelines, set by the us environmental protection agency, must be met. new homes that are energy star qualified are 15% more energy efficient than …
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green roofs and walls, a brilliant idea – some ideas are very promising to help us in mitigating climate change and among them are green roofs and walls. planting grass or trees like in manhattan (cf. picture) on top of buildings have many advantages as it decreases the air …
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Here’s some simple ways to help lower your heating bill through … – Move furniture away from outside walls. Close all heating vents in rooms not in use such as attic, basement, spare bedrooms etc. You can also add draft-excluders to your doors and windows where possible and wear warm clothes indoors. …
Draught Excluder Blog’s Recommended Articles
This month’s articles recommended by Draught Excluder Blog are as follows: -
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the economics of green… – saving the planet’s resources is an admirable wish, and it’s great that finally the greenies are no longer considered to be a bunch of whakos. in fact, it seems that it’s even ok to proudly wear the label of ‘environmentally aware …
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Green Home for Sale in Sedona – I have recently stumble across a great site that strictly sells green homes and have found a unique green home in the beautiful Sedona, Arizona area. This home seems to have everything. Throughout the home, and garage, this home has …
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Carbon Commentary · The five most cost effective ways of reducing … – Always good to see the basics being encouraged – draft proofing makes a HUGE difference in an old home. Our landlord recently had all the old windows rehung (listed building, so can’t replace them) and draft proofed. …
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My House Retrofit Comes Up Against a (Poorly Insulated) Brick Wall … – I would concur with Tom’s advice re draft proofing / air tightness as there is little point in efficient insulation without it. And the green building forum is an excellent resource, growing every day in content and useful advice. …
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Draft-proofing sash windows « GreenNav’s Open Blog – Draft-proofing sash windows. The two materials you will need are bristles strips, and compressive foam seals. First open the window. Put compressive foam seals on the underside of the top and bottom edge of the window (Marked A). …
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How To Draft-Proof Windows And Doors For The Winter – Draft-proofing windows and doors for the winter begins with assessing if drafts are present and applying the most cost efficient resolution to the individual problem. This can be simply accomplished by wetting the back of your hand with …
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Sash Window Draft Proofing – Sash Window Draft Proofing Sliding Sash windows with their subtle looks and character are one of the most important visual elements in buildings in the UK. By Victorian times, they were the most popular form of timber window, …
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Draft proofing hinged windows and doors « GreenNav’s Open Blog – When draft proofing hinged type of windows or doors, similar principles can be used for the sides and the top of doors as with the top and bottom of sash windows. First you need some compressive foam seals, or in some cases a roll of …
Floor Board Draught Excluder That Insulates Too
I just read an interesting article in the Telegraph about how to fit a draught excluder for floor boards and insulate the floor in one go.
The article describes how to fit this insulation between the joists of an suspended floor and interestingly at the end it says that this technique serves to add draught proofing to your floor boards.
Both these tasks are recommended by the Energy Saving Trust as cheap and highly effective ways to make a house more energy efficient, so you get two benefits with just one install.
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