Ground Source Heat Pumps
Posted by GLM on Dec 8, 2017 in Building Surveying

I have recently joined GLM after 7 years at Orkney Islands Council where I gained significant experience specifying renewable energy measures to various local authority buildings. One such project involved replacing the existing solid fuel systems to 40 housing properties with an energy efficient and low carbon means of providing heating and hot water. Following […]
A brief history of glass
Posted by GLM on Dec 4, 2017 in Building Surveying

Glass making went through various stages of evolution. The very earliest glass was barely see-through and only small pieces could be made which were fitted into lead cames. The circular “bullions” seen in early glass were a byproduct of the manufacturing process and have been reproduced since to give a cosy fake-old impression in “oldy […]