ms_wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Goose Green school have submitted a planning > application to replace all their windows with > single glazed units. I am angry that such a large > investment is being made on such an > environmentally irresponsible and short sighted > solution. I think the units should be double > glazed to reduce the school?s carbon footprint and > reduce the heating costs. I also think they should > have addressed the options of using coatings to > reflect light on south facing aspects to reduce > the heat in summer. > > If anyone else wants to oppose this the planning > application on the Southwark Portal is here: > > https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applicati > ons/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyV > al=QDIQ9ZKBGW800 Presumably the school has decided to use knackered and massively outdated single glazing so that thay can then spend extra money they don't have on heating, and so that the kids and teachers and other staff succumb to colds and flu. Ideal in our Virus-laden times when pennies count and we're worried about climate change. Or maybe they're going for high-grade Mono-laminate glazing, or similar, which is as tough, secure and even more efficient than most current double glazing. How dare they?!