Science Café: Keeping old homes warm - imaging leaking heat and pumping it back



October 15th, doors 19:15, prompt start 19:30.

This Science Café double-bill brings together two aspects achieving home energy efficiency.

Ian Poole, a thermal imaging volunteer with Biggar Area Climate Care, first explains the science behind measuring temperatures and inferring heat flows with an infrared camera, and highlight some of the pitfalls in interpreting these images to identify home heat loss.

Chris Carus of LOCO follows up explaining how do heat pumps work in old buildings, separating myth from science. Come along to hear a clear explanation grounded in both the physics of heat transfer and practical experience of dealing with hundreds of older Scottish homes

Free, with tea/coffee on us!

Please note interest on the Biggar Science Facebook event.


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