Enviro-home energy saving claims.
September 7, 2006 11:13 pmI nipped down to Reading to see, amongst other things, the Enviro Home at the St James Kennet Island development.
I noticed a couple of inconsistencies and figures I didn’t recognise. This isn’t in any way meant to badmouth or sound skeptical about solar and environmental stuff, I’m all for it. The trouble is that when random and artificially high figures are bandied about, and then rubbished by BBC’s Rogue Traders special on Solar Salesmen, it’s not really going to help the industry.
Anyway, I’m going to be lazy and let people make some comments, then I’ll come back in a couple of days and integrate the facts and figures.
As you walk into the house, you are greeted by this:
Ignoring the wayward apostrophe for a moment, inside the house, it’s…
This sounds a bit high for PV. Unless they plan on using 1 lightblub. I mean, bulb.
And now we’re up to 40 percent!
Now, what about that hot water?
It provides 13% of the hot water…
but provides a 25% gas saving. Not sure I can reconcile those figures. Anyone?
Then there’s the spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Links: Solar Century
3 Responses to “Enviro-home energy saving claims.”
Hang on, you can’t add up percentages like that.
Example.
I save 50% of my electricity bill and 50% of my gas bill. Wow, I’ve saved 100% - so why do I keep getting bills?
As for the spelling, typography and punctuation, dire, isn’t it. The worst place I know for that is the Secret Hills Centre in Craven Arms - I was fuming when I left the place. Expensive, shallow and full of errors.
I wouldn’t buy more than greengroceries
From a man who’s too free with apostrophies.
So, does it mean that these homes are not as fab as they are billed as being? Or that someone is publicising them incorrectly. I’d love to know just how much energy they are saving, as opposed to how much energy they say they are saving.
Obviously all steps in the right direction are great but it seems a shame if they are making crazy claims - just telling it like it is would do.
Care to comment?