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-The average home in the UK loses 30% of its heat through the building fabric, Including roof, walls, windows and doors, and so by insulating and draughtproofing, it would be relatively easy to significantly reduce overall energy use and costs.+_The average home in the UK loses 30% of its heat through the building fabric, Including roof, walls, windows and doors, and so by insulating and draughtproofing, it would be relatively easy to significantly reduce overall energy use and costs._
  
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-Insulate your house properly and reduce your energy use before you consider installing renewables - you don't want to go to the trouble of generating your own heat and electricity, only to waste it.+_Insulate your house properly and reduce your energy use before you consider installing renewables - you don't want to go to the trouble of generating your own heat and electricity, only to waste it._
  
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-Make sure that you have thermostatic valves on your radiators, so that you can heat rooms individually, and you don't have to heat unused rooms if the central heating is on.+_Make sure that you have thermostatic valves on your radiators, so that you can heat rooms individually, and you don't have to heat unused rooms if the central heating is on._
  
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-A 10-minute guide to radical refit from the Green Building Store+_A 10-minute guide to radical refit from the Green Building Store_
  
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-If you have a whole house retrofit plan, you can take opportunities as they arise - for example, if you install a new hot water cylinder, make sure it's a twin-coil so that solar hot water can be connected to it when you're ready.+_If you have a whole house retrofit plan, you can take opportunities as they arise - for example, if you install a new hot water cylinder, make sure it's a twin-coil so that solar hot water can be connected to it when you're ready._
  
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-Make sure that all paints and finishes are natural and breathable, for the health of your building and the people in it.+_Make sure that all paints and finishes are natural and breathable, for the health of your building and the people in it._
  
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-Retrofit Reimagined by the excellent [Civic Square](https://civicsquare.cc/): 'Demolition is something we should be ashamed of'.+_Retrofit Reimagined by the excellent [Civic Square](https://civicsquare.cc/): 'Demolition is something we should be ashamed of'._
  
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-Simple behaviour changes can be very effective in preventing condensation and mould; simply heat the room before a shower (to prevent moisture condensing on cold surfaces) and open a window for 10 minutes afterwards (to allow moist air to escape).+_Simple behaviour changes can be very effective in preventing condensation and mould; simply heat the room before a shower (to prevent moisture condensing on cold surfaces) and open a window for 10 minutes afterwards (to allow moist air to escape)._
  
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