Earth Notes: Being Frugal AKA Conserving and Saving @Home
Auto-updated 2025-05-22.By Damon Hart-Davis.
Learn about using less and making what you have go further: electricity, gas, food, you name it! #frugal #cutCarbon
Articles on how to cut consumption and waste; doing more with less. From cutting unplanned ventilation to better cooking by induction. Frugality will make the world go round while cutting climate breakage! Save the extravagance for mating displays and major celebrations, maybe...
- 16WW Heat-pump Control
- Aerogel on The North Face (2015)
- A Home-heat Carol (2024-12)
- Domestic Heat Pumps: Barriers to Installation (2022)
- Energy Saving Advice for UK Householders
- Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles!
- Greener Churches: Kingston Funding Notes (2023)
- Home Insulation Works: Barriers to Installation (2023)
- KEHS talk: Draughts, Insulation, Ventilation (2024)
- KEHS talk: Fresh Home Solar PV Install in Kingston (2024)
- KEHS talk: The Truth About Heat Pumps (2024)
- KEHS talk: Why Do Solar? (2024)
- Kingston's Efficient Homes and Low Carbon Transport Show (2024)
- Kingston's Efficient Homes Show (2023)
- Kingston's Efficient Homes Show (2025)
- Low-Carbon Efficient Dishwashing
- Low Carbon Family Holidays
- Low-Power Laptop/Server (2007)
- Low-Power Software to Save Cash and Carbon
- MHRV (Mechanical Heat-Recovery Ventilation) and HR25H Review
- Octopus Heat-pump Journey
- On Building a New Efficient Home in (the South of) England
- On Clip-On Power Meters for the UK: Review (2011)
- On DC and USB Power Meters: Review
- On Local Bytes Power Monitoring Smart Plug: Review
- On NiMH Rechargeable Batteries
- On Office Comfort and Energy Efficiency
- On Plug-in Mains Power Meters for the UK: Review (2008)
- On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi 2 as Off-grid Server (2015)
- On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi 3 Off-grid Server (2018)
- On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Off-grid PV-Powered Server (2014)
- On Setting Up the SheevaPlug Linux 'Embedded' Computer (2009)
- On Solar DHW, Sunamp, PV Divert
- On Super-Insulating Our Smallest Bedroom and a Half (2011)
- On the Best Time to Fix Your Home Heating: Summer!
- On The Green Light Signal and Beyond (2021)
- On the IKEA SMAKLIG Built-in Induction Hob: Review
- On the LIME Energy Saving Plug: Review (2011)
- On the Pasta Perfect - Two Pots with Thermal Wrap: Review (2008)
- On the Siemens KG34NA10GB Upright Fridge/Freezer: Review (2008)
- Reconnecting the Heat Battery (2025)
- Repair Café Kingston Report to Council and TTK AGM (2024)
- Repair Café Kingston Report to the TTK AGM (2023)
- RSS Podcast Feed Inefficiency
- Saving Electricity (2025)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2008)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2009)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2010)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2011)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2012)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2013)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2014)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2015)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2016)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2017)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2018)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2019)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2020)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2021)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2022)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2023)
- Saving Electricity and Gas (2024)
- Saving Electricity and Gas
- Saving Electricity and Gas: Side Story (2007 to 2011)
- Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
- Testing an Existing House For Air Leaks (2009)
- Thermal Imaging Survey: DIY vs Professional
- To Zone or Not to Zone When Retrofitting a UK Heat Pump (2024)
- Triple Glazing in Sunny London (2012)
- UK Home Heating Decarbonisation Seminar Presentation (2023-08)
- UK Wet Heating Retrofit PhD Research
- Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon Tempra single-room MHRV: Review