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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you gave your old building a retrofit with new technologies... more in line with today's standards and have seen results more in line with today's standards.

So you understand this!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So modern building standards, materials, technologies and completed products are better than old?

I don't see many people taking out the cavity insulation to make their homes more old style.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your argument only defeats theirs if their argument was "old buildings are perfect and will never benefit from renovation"

But they didn't say that, did they?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not in so many words but they did say "When these bad boys are maintained they can outperform new apartments"

I didn't argue against them being capable of improvement, I'm arguing against the idea that they can outperform newer type buildings.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you think maintenance means?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

General upkeep not retrofitting construction work

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Modernising is essential maintenance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Right yeah well said, very little of any substance. What is modernising? Switching to underfloor heating? Because that is not essential maintenance it is large scale construction work.