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    VENTILATION: Know your options

    May 30, 2019 4 minutes
    by David Hilton

    DAVID HILTON is an expert in sustainable building and energy efficiency, and is a director of Heat and Energy Ltd

    We all need fresh air to survive and as such, in our drive towards energy efficiency in our homes, we are continually looking for better, and more efficient, ways to ventilate them and keep them healthy.

    For many homes, including most of the existing housing stock, airbricks and trickle vents have been the solution of choice. They are cheap to install, comply with regulations and are understood by most contractors. These measures can keep the home ventilated but with some important caveats. If there is no wind then

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