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Edinburgh Scotland To Lift Ban On Energy Efficient Windows In Historic Buildings
http://www.treehugger.com/ files/ 2008/ 09/ edinburgh-scotland-energy-efficient-wind...It's bad enough that people are casting a fluorescent pall with their CFLs. Historic building owners in Scotland may soon be able to install double-glazed windows. What is this world coming to, anyway? [joking] Climate change awareness and high energy bills are the logical answers. Rising fuel costs and environmental concerns have forced councillors to consider lifting a ban on double glazed windows in Edinburgh's most historic buildings.
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Noooo Edinburgh, Don’t Lift Ban on Changing Windows in Historic Structures
http://green.vedvarende-energi.dk/treehugger/noooo-edinburgh...Hill House, Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Can you imagine this in vinyl? John recently wrote that "Rising fuel costs and environmental concerns have forced councillors to consider lifting a ban on double glazed windows in Edinburgh's most historic buildings. Hundreds of residents in and around the New Town are currently prevented from replacing their draughty old windows, because of fears that double glazing would change the appearance of their properties." Don't do it, Edinburgh! Donovan Rypkema ...
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