The journal

Learning from sunnier climes

Guides on passive and active cooling — what works, why it works, and how it applies to British homes.

What Andalusia can teach a British summer
Passive Cooling · 6 min read
What Andalusia can teach a British summer
ASHP fan coils, explained without the jargon
Active Cooling · 5 min read
ASHP fan coils, explained without the jargon
Borrowing a thermal camera in Bristol and Somerset (for free)
Home Diagnostics · 5 min read
Borrowing a thermal camera in Bristol and Somerset (for free)
Bristol's colourful houses, and the case for going white
Passive Cooling · 5 min read
Bristol's colourful houses, and the case for going white
The kitchen foil experiment: 50°C vs 38°C in five minutes
Passive Cooling · 4 min read
The kitchen foil experiment: 50°C vs 38°C in five minutes
Solar panels don't just make electricity, they shade your roof too
Passive Cooling · 5 min read
Solar panels don't just make electricity, they shade your roof too
Seeing heat: measuring what shading actually does with a thermometer and a thermal camera
DIY & Measurement · 7 min read
Seeing heat: measuring what shading actually does with a thermometer and a thermal camera
External blinds and shutters: what UK planning rules actually say
Solar Shading · 7 min read
External blinds and shutters: what UK planning rules actually say
Why white roofs are catching on in the UK
Products · 4 min read
Why white roofs are catching on in the UK
Why you might have left your heating on max all summer.
Solar Shading · 5 min read
Why you might have left your heating on max all summer.
Why external blinds are rare in the UK, and how solar power fixes that
Solar Shading · 6 min read
Why external blinds are rare in the UK, and how solar power fixes that