Wisely, that plan was scaled down and re-envisioned as a single extremely long shed with a double-pitched roof.

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Thanks to its heavily insulated roof and double-glazed, low-emissivity glass throughout, Mayhem Manor's electricity consumption is a modest 8, 300 kilowatt-hours a year.

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Improvements will include the creation of a wood and bike storage area, double glazing, a new roof and the installation of solar panels.

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She said he left school aged 15 due to his difficult behaviour and worked as a roofer with his father, Nick, but jumped from scaffolding onto the roof of a double-decker bus "for no reason".

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Private companies working on everything from the foundation to the roof of buildings are generating double-digit sales growth as the construction sector strengthens, according to data from Sageworks, a financial information company.

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For a major overhaul, consider installing photovoltaic cells on your roof, hydronic radiant heating in your floors, double-glazed panes in your windows and low-flow toilets in your bathroom.

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First, Medicare costs are going through the roof both because the number of beneficiaries will more than double by 2080, but more importantly because the cost per beneficiary will more than quintuple!

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