|
1. An Eco Friendly Home In The Shetlands With No Heating Necessary.
March 09, 2011
A couple, Michael and Dot Rea, from Wiltshire decided to buy a house on the island of Unst, one of the most northerly inhabited Shetland Islands. It is on same latitude as Alaska and Southern Greenland, yet it is extremely cosy inside. The outside temperature in August barely gets above 14c and there is often a 100mph gale coming in off the North Sea. So how do they manage to keep the house so warm with relatively little costs? The couple admit that even when there was snow on the ground they did not need to put the heating on, the timber framed house has sunlight streaming through its ... (read more)
Author: fiona davies
|
