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Nooo, not here! I'll reply elsewhere ;)

" cavity between wall and -internal- lining." Beebe :)

I thought you didn't want to talk about it? :)

That's a good question. I suspect, by a combination of accident of birth and subsequent experience, some people are better at it than others. But that doesn't answer your question. And I'm not sure what you want from me, or how I can help. Are you asking for advice? I think my personal approach...

Is it? Even if it is; what is good for human comfort isn't necessarily good for a free mating wild population. The more you mollycoddle, the more you undercut the winnowing of the weak, the more you damage the population. But that is my hobbyhorse which strictly must be kept confined to my...

I haven't said that. But how much you can take from a reading (of most things) is obviously dependent on how much you are in a position to judge its worth. Its is often the case that informed non-scientists can spot flaws in the research, or critique its value. But it has to be done on a case...

Not at all. But understand something before criticizing it is surely sensible. You may need to do some work - research and think awhile. But you'll be rewarded with the ability to comprehend why the information contained in, and derived from scientific papers is usually the best form of...

If I were doing it I'd have a force-ventilated cavity between wall and internal lining. The masonry would remain dry. You could even divert the ventilated air indoors when convenient. I'd like to see a study of inside vs outside insulation in terms of efficiency and comfort, for a range of...

All energy generation is over-provisioned. (We hope) There are always power station on standby, because demand is so variable and good quality supply must be maintained. Managing demand has been done since day one. Seems harder to get it going. I don't know why. I don't think dispersal is...

Why wouldn't you be able to?

I have? Bees take what they can find. Early in the season it might be cushy berths; later things get harder. Hollows in living trees are not, unless well ventilated dry. Living timber is laden with moisture all year round; there are not many dead trees left standing nowadays. Well...

I agree, you need to be in the right box. Any scientific paper published in a reputable journal is a data report. It tells you exactly how the data was collected, and how it has been processed. It then adds an opinion ('discussion') as to the relevance of the result. That's the format...

The last Labour government put in place the legal arrangements for massive offshore wind. National Grid responded with a huge upgrade. They wrote sustainable policies deep into the heart of planning law. The tories have carried on those policies - with the exception of loosening the...

That's because you are paying a fortune for energy :)

I hope I didn't say it was. I think most people would agree its undesirable that the less well-off would have to pay it. There is near universal distaste at the levels of profit being made via the war windfall - but that's of late: I think you are talking about the renewables (green) levies on...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Yes, politicians could have done a lot better. The science and specialist communities told them what they needed to do. Thankfully wind generation got under way, the national grid got strengthened and digitalised, 6 new nuclear power stations are on order...

Or one whose focus is discovering which individuals are strongest. Because he thinks that matters. I won't say the combination of weeks of driving rain followed immediately by a hard cold snap has been pain free. But the post-mortems have begun. Isolation starvation? Who wants bees that...

If you've ever worked all day in a damp room at 3 deg C, and in a dry room at the same temp, you'll know why damp+cold kills bees. Your clothing is damp and won't insulate you. This is why a walk on a -1 frosty morning (zero humidity) is so much nicer than a walk in +1 damp air. Its not the 2...

Quite. Its not that it can't be done, its that you don't want to do it. :) btw insulating between beams goes most of the way as beams are good insulation themselves.

Same with brick, but only IF: they are dry (look at the deep eaves on older houses). However the buffering works both ways:... Also they may be more efficient than you think, but.... that's not very efficient in modern terms. I can find my 2" celotex room in the morning at 5 deg or so, and...