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> retrofitting it is expensive and carries a huge risk Because construction industry is shockingly incompetent and corrupt. Lived in a few newbuilds, they are
by ClumsyPilot 3y ago
> retrofitting it is expensive and carries a huge risk
Because construction industry is shockingly incompetent and corrupt.
Lived in a few newbuilds, they are full of fuckups - walls aren't straight, the hole for a fire sprinkler is not where the sprinkler is, so in case of fire it won't actually work. The hot water plumbing was not up to spec and has discharged a swimming pool of boiling water into someone's apartment, they are lucky no-one died.
They will not get something as complex and humidity control right.
- Gibbon1 3y agoI'll add I'm suspicious of insulation since all the modern stuff is foamed petroleum. I feel that's both a fire hazard[1] and has the potential to be classified as toxic waste. See lead paint and asbestos. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire
- defrost 3y agoKnow your products, I've built houses from scratch and added insulation to existing houses, extensions, sheds, and always used glasswool: https://www.bradfordinsulation.com.au/information-centre/how-insulation-works/how-glasswool-insulation-batts-trap-heat https://www.bradfordinsulation.com.au/information-centre/how... https://insulation.com.au/product/pink-batts-insulation/ https://insulation.com.au/product/pink-batts-insulation/ It's recycled glass.
- bafe 3y agoI can't speak for other countries, but here (Switzerland) insulation is primarily mineral wool or else it must be fireproof