Ferdinand

@SteamyTea Where are forest fires on that chart, as are getting attention on the news in Siberia at present? @MikeSharp01 Do you have a definition of "Developed World"? In particular where do you put "LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMIES ($1,046 TO $4,095) " (includes India / Indonesia / Bangladesh / Iran) and "UPPER-MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES ($4,096 TO $12,695) " (Includes China)? Transferring the lessons of some High Income economies to these in a way that all find acceptable will be key between now and 2050 imo. The Emissions Intensity of GDP is an interesting (and hopeful - maybe) chart. It's about moving towards high income without going through the high-emissions stage. At the risk of horribly abusing Maslow, many many countries are at the level in his hierarchy where these questions are not important enough.

I don't think Deane is especially germane - he writes about a "big man" theory of history. I am talking about how a reasonable security in life / society impacts on population growth, at an everyday level. Literacy, education, trade are all parts of development. The data is out there.

Talk to your local council, and an experienced HMO-specialist management agency in your area. It is very different everywhere by nation and by Local Authority.

C will be 2030 for English Rental, as that has been in the programme for nearly a decade now. Ed Davey's great achievement imo. C was very carefully chosen when the rules came in, as it is roughly what can be done with a traditionally built old housing stock house practically and cost-effectively. I hit C in renovating 1900-1930s houses with relatively little trouble, and mine all have upgrade routes more or less identified. B could be difficult. It is also roughly the level at which the EPC number starts to become less reliable, so perhaps where better measures would be needed. Estates will get renovated rather than demolished. Remember the flak that John Prescott got back in 2000-2005 when he tried to demolish swathes of Northern England to boost the market. We are no longer have millions of extra unused houses. @ProDave One question I have wrt the Owner Occupied energy regulation in Scotland to a C by 2045 (iirc), is how will they enforce it? My take would be add a band to the Council Tax and 1-2% to Stamp Duty to make Energy Efficiency have a footprint in the marketplace. Do you know what the plan is? Cheers F

So all rich? So all have the same. So all average??? No chance of success with that idea with humans. @Marvin Rich enough to feel secure. It's a soundbite, but there is a correlation between growing wealth and falling fertility, especially in developing countries. Check the numbers for say South Korea after WW2, Bangladesh in the last 20-25 years, or many others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_fertility_rate Which makes it about development, and in particular low energy development. Given that it is some advanced countries who are demonstrating creating increasingly more income per unit of emissions, that suggests that the different demands can perhaps be met together. Ferdinand

That's so boring. I have you down as being in historic competition with Sir Christopher Wren to see who can build it more slowly. His was 10 years to design and 40 years to build. ? (PS. Harlech Castle took Edward I seven years from 'Ground to Battlements', which was only one year slower than the "castle in a haystack" bloke.).

The quickest way to achieve that is to make everyone rich, which minimises the need for "children for security".

I've been debating this on a politics site today, and it has been between the "Climate Emergency" approach and the "Get on with the nitty-gritty" approach, if there is a conflict / contrast. I think the conflict / contrast is more defined by the politics than the need to act.

Take the rest down to your local tip in suitable bags, and they may well have a suitable skip.

On broadband, I do not really know where we with HS boradband layout, especially in Scotland. I heard a good brief mention on the Radio the other day, but I have not researched it. Will OneWeb be having much of an impact? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57674882 Or Starlink? Might one of these save your digital bacon?

Welcome. There may be something useful here: I'm inclined to coin the term "Enerphetish",

Yes to this. This is why Grandma kept her wardrobe 2" away from the wall.

If anyone else has built extensions knock on the door and ask what happened to them. Standard covenants can be rendered unenforcible by others being allowed to violate them. 15 years might be enough for that to have happened. Do not necessarily believe people saying "Yes, you must give us money". F

So where are you keeping the Lotus Elite? Unless the underground garage will have no drains?

John B Goodenough is still alive, so the "since" is not very convincing. ? Interesting vid, though. Anyone remember "Buddies - the greatest invention since the drawing pin"? (We need them in Notts, as drawing pins are very much looked down upon in schools here.)

You could consider mounting on he cupboard floor, or a shelf, for a firmer surface. Looking at mine, I have 3 types for the first 3 I looked at (kitchen done by previous self-builder ? ) 1 - Mounted on back of cupboard. 2 - Mounted on side of cupboard. 3 - Mounted on wall where cupboard is backless. However they are all fine *. And he was obviously a flexible chap. F * Apart from the socket in the island for the wide-boy led plinth lights fed by a lighting cable buried directly in the screed.

Take careful advice before doing this. It is this sort of thing that can blow up a relationship. What rights does the neighbour have? F

If it is only 10 years old, does it actually have any PD rights? Planners should know. If it does not then you know you have to go for PP anyway. The width would be whatever you can get approved by Planning under local / national policy. It might be worth a conversation with a planner as to what the policy is generally, or read up on it on the Planning Portal or elsewhere. Ferdinand

You can fund two? And know that the other one will be a suitable holiday let? Would PP be necessary / achievable? One option may be to build a "wee hoose" or a "cabin" on your plot to live in, then treat that as a lettable annexe, family visitor accommodation, or holiday home. But perhaps adds other complexity. See for example Lots of options, and you just need to find the right one. F

Observed the Beeboid commentator on the Madison last night remarking on a "transfer of speed" when they did the hand-sling. You have some work to do ?. Now, back to topic...

Translated. Movement and people jumping up and down and dropping things. ?

Hmmm. I would be doing the garage in a way that it could be a separate house later. I think there was a GD that did that too - bloke built on an old scrapyard or storage yard. Where is the lake going?

I would say their version of the one on the right was removed to build the one on the left ???.

Will try to get to grips with this today.

Wouln't it be reinforced (or with fibres) to prevent cracking? Re: Biscuits. Garibaldis don't crack, because they are reinforced with a layer of currants. I am not clear what sort of 'garden room' you mean. Do you mean a garden building, or a garden room attached to the house? In either case I would insulate below the floor, though only the 2nd may require it. I would also take great care with ventilation, and perhaps use a reversible single-point Heatpump as the air conditioning. F