Sean Hood
@snhd.co
Get paid to keep servers happy. Hobby collector: Lazy photographer, gravel rider, cider drinker, home automation tinkerer, VW owner, passivhaus/retrofit enthusiast, lurcher & greyhound owner; not all at the same time.
snhd.co
📍Sheffield, UK
snhd.co
📍Sheffield, UK
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Do we do #introduction's on the butterfly app? Anyway, I'm Sean, Cloud Engineer/SRE at an EdTech company. Interested in #observability, #containers and the related glue. Based in #Sheffield. Outside of work I dabble in #homeautomation, #photograpy, #cycling, #bouldering and generally being #outdoors
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Good.
George Clarke wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
George Clarke wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Good.
George Clarke wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
George Clarke wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
Saw a video yesterday, someone talking about new Vaillant aroTHERM Plus #ashp : www.vaillant-group.com/news-stories...
Distance req either side reduced: 100cm to 50cm
Sound level (5kW): 51dB(A) to 44.3dB(A)
Data: www.vaillant.de/heizung/prod...
The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czwk...
Distance req either side reduced: 100cm to 50cm
Sound level (5kW): 51dB(A) to 44.3dB(A)
Data: www.vaillant.de/heizung/prod...
The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czwk...
New aroTHERM plus heat pump: More efficient, quieter, and flexible installation options
New aroTHERM plus heat pump: More efficient, quieter, and flexible installation options
www.vaillant-group.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Saw a video yesterday, someone talking about new Vaillant aroTHERM Plus #ashp : www.vaillant-group.com/news-stories...
Distance req either side reduced: 100cm to 50cm
Sound level (5kW): 51dB(A) to 44.3dB(A)
Data: www.vaillant.de/heizung/prod...
The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czwk...
Distance req either side reduced: 100cm to 50cm
Sound level (5kW): 51dB(A) to 44.3dB(A)
Data: www.vaillant.de/heizung/prod...
The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czwk...
@archtesta.bsky.social Good to chat to you at the Homebuilding show! ubakus.de was the site I mentioned, and this was the data I got about phase shift: bsky.app/profile/snhd... PIR was even worse than my memory served at 6.5hr. Not a replacement for WUFI but feels useful for a layperson.
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@archtesta.bsky.social Good to chat to you at the Homebuilding show! ubakus.de was the site I mentioned, and this was the data I got about phase shift: bsky.app/profile/snhd... PIR was even worse than my memory served at 6.5hr. Not a replacement for WUFI but feels useful for a layperson.
Wishing wood fibre insulation was as readily available in the UK as it was in France (this was at Brico Depot). This is something I should be able to buy from B&Q or Wickes not limited to specialist suppliers where postage is 3x the item price in some cases.
#retrofit
#retrofit
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Wishing wood fibre insulation was as readily available in the UK as it was in France (this was at Brico Depot). This is something I should be able to buy from B&Q or Wickes not limited to specialist suppliers where postage is 3x the item price in some cases.
#retrofit
#retrofit
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Just starting your self build journey? I recommend listening to this podcast first. Andy Mitchell from 21 Degrees outlines the challenges of finding a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient home. And he explains it all in simple language!
www.houseplanninghelp.com/andymitchell
#SelfBuild
www.houseplanninghelp.com/andymitchell
#SelfBuild
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Just starting your self build journey? I recommend listening to this podcast first. Andy Mitchell from 21 Degrees outlines the challenges of finding a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient home. And he explains it all in simple language!
www.houseplanninghelp.com/andymitchell
#SelfBuild
www.houseplanninghelp.com/andymitchell
#SelfBuild
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"If it takes longer to make your coffee than it does for you build pipeline to complete, you're doing one of them wrong"
- @abangser.bsky.social
- @abangser.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"If it takes longer to make your coffee than it does for you build pipeline to complete, you're doing one of them wrong"
- @abangser.bsky.social
- @abangser.bsky.social
A good day to re-read this post: charity.wtf/2019/05/01/f...
Friday Deploy Freezes Are Exactly Like Murdering Puppies
VOICEOVER: “Previously, on twitter …” So, that happened. I hadn’t seen anyone say something like this in quite a while. I remember saying things like this myself as recentl…
charity.wtf
October 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A good day to re-read this post: charity.wtf/2019/05/01/f...
#passivehouse peeps, is the ~new "easyPH" compatible with #PHPP "Variants" worksheet? I see it's there but hidden, and I didn't see a mention in the manual.
Alternatively, is modeling in easyPH then exporting into the full variants sheet an option. NB: not being used for certification just fiddling
Alternatively, is modeling in easyPH then exporting into the full variants sheet an option. NB: not being used for certification just fiddling
September 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#passivehouse peeps, is the ~new "easyPH" compatible with #PHPP "Variants" worksheet? I see it's there but hidden, and I didn't see a mention in the manual.
Alternatively, is modeling in easyPH then exporting into the full variants sheet an option. NB: not being used for certification just fiddling
Alternatively, is modeling in easyPH then exporting into the full variants sheet an option. NB: not being used for certification just fiddling
PassiveHouse peeps, is the ~new "easyPH" comptatible with #PHPP "Variants" worksheet? I see it's there but hidden, and I didn't see a mention in the manual.
September 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
PassiveHouse peeps, is the ~new "easyPH" comptatible with #PHPP "Variants" worksheet? I see it's there but hidden, and I didn't see a mention in the manual.
Spent an evening in Walkley at an SY Ecofit event. Chatting all things retrofit, insulation, moisture in buildings and also enjoyed this lovely curry.
#sheffield #retrofit
#sheffield #retrofit
September 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Spent an evening in Walkley at an SY Ecofit event. Chatting all things retrofit, insulation, moisture in buildings and also enjoyed this lovely curry.
#sheffield #retrofit
#sheffield #retrofit
Read this book at the weekend, would highly recommend to any homeowner, even if you aren’t planning a renovation. I especially liked this little illustration feat ASHP and solar panels.
#retrofit #renovation #mvhr #ashp #passivehouse
#retrofit #renovation #mvhr #ashp #passivehouse
August 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Read this book at the weekend, would highly recommend to any homeowner, even if you aren’t planning a renovation. I especially liked this little illustration feat ASHP and solar panels.
#retrofit #renovation #mvhr #ashp #passivehouse
#retrofit #renovation #mvhr #ashp #passivehouse
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Papers and magazines for free with your library card! Ask your library if they subscribe.
August 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Papers and magazines for free with your library card! Ask your library if they subscribe.
If you're curious about comfortable and well performing housing, I can't recommend this episode enough! An incredibly accessible explanation for such a deep topic. Touches on: why housing is so poor; what the future could be and areas to focus on when improving your current home.
In my latest podcast I'm chatting to the Managing Director of 21 Degrees. He's got a beginner's guide to creating a comfortable home. Expect a bit of physics... but the good news we can do this! Andy explains how.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph383-a-beg...
#SelfBuild #Passivhaus #EcoHome
www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph383-a-beg...
#SelfBuild #Passivhaus #EcoHome
August 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you're curious about comfortable and well performing housing, I can't recommend this episode enough! An incredibly accessible explanation for such a deep topic. Touches on: why housing is so poor; what the future could be and areas to focus on when improving your current home.
Looking for examples of people who've done an "AECB Step by Step Retrofit" but struggling to find anything. I know it's somewhat of a new standard and that's likely why. Ideally blog posts or forum posts from homeowners but curious to read anything.
cc @aecb.bsky.social and #passivehouse
cc @aecb.bsky.social and #passivehouse
July 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking for examples of people who've done an "AECB Step by Step Retrofit" but struggling to find anything. I know it's somewhat of a new standard and that's likely why. Ideally blog posts or forum posts from homeowners but curious to read anything.
cc @aecb.bsky.social and #passivehouse
cc @aecb.bsky.social and #passivehouse
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🪪 My concerns about the Online Safety Act remain the same as when I last wrote about it nearly decade a decade ago when it was proposed as the Digital Economy Bill:
1) It normalizes uploading sensitive documents such as ID scans to random websites, which will likely increase identity theft.
1/3
1) It normalizes uploading sensitive documents such as ID scans to random websites, which will likely increase identity theft.
1/3
July 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🪪 My concerns about the Online Safety Act remain the same as when I last wrote about it nearly decade a decade ago when it was proposed as the Digital Economy Bill:
1) It normalizes uploading sensitive documents such as ID scans to random websites, which will likely increase identity theft.
1/3
1) It normalizes uploading sensitive documents such as ID scans to random websites, which will likely increase identity theft.
1/3
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Why do engineers talk like they're a fighter pilot? All 'merge conflict' this and 'deploy' that. 'Oooh I need to bisect the rangediff'. What are you TAlKING about? Grow up
July 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Why do engineers talk like they're a fighter pilot? All 'merge conflict' this and 'deploy' that. 'Oooh I need to bisect the rangediff'. What are you TAlKING about? Grow up
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We are finally ready to announce that EMF 2026 will happen on July 16-19, 2026, at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
July 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We are finally ready to announce that EMF 2026 will happen on July 16-19, 2026, at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
Expect more updates soon as we start spinning up the organisation again.
@benadamsmith.bsky.social Hey, your website looks like it's having some issues at the minute
July 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@benadamsmith.bsky.social Hey, your website looks like it's having some issues at the minute
Curious how much air tightness in housing helps with this current hot weather? Its help is reasonably common knowledge for cold and blustery weather in winter.
(Haven’t searched about it yet but the q just popped into my head, basically thinking out loud)
(Haven’t searched about it yet but the q just popped into my head, basically thinking out loud)
July 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Curious how much air tightness in housing helps with this current hot weather? Its help is reasonably common knowledge for cold and blustery weather in winter.
(Haven’t searched about it yet but the q just popped into my head, basically thinking out loud)
(Haven’t searched about it yet but the q just popped into my head, basically thinking out loud)
TIL my house has a built in summer storage heater.
Bay window is tiled and filled with single skin of brick. 33c at 11pm at night!
At the time of reading room temp was 26c and outside 21c.
Bay window is tiled and filled with single skin of brick. 33c at 11pm at night!
At the time of reading room temp was 26c and outside 21c.
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
TIL my house has a built in summer storage heater.
Bay window is tiled and filled with single skin of brick. 33c at 11pm at night!
At the time of reading room temp was 26c and outside 21c.
Bay window is tiled and filled with single skin of brick. 33c at 11pm at night!
At the time of reading room temp was 26c and outside 21c.