stonesthrow
Just because everyone has a carbon footprint/pollutes to some degree, doesn't mean you should go and make it worse than you have to. That argument has never made sense.
I actually love fire places and have one in my current rental. If I was in the country I'd probably put one in. As I'm building new in an urban area, I've got a choice of easily putting in a small split system to warm (and cool) myself and make the air much cleaner for all my surrounding neighbours. I'm still warm?? It's a cost effective alternative. It's such a minute sacrifice to ensure that I'm not decreasing my neighbours' health both in the short and long term.
I actually love fire places and have one in my current rental. If I was in the country I'd probably put one in. As I'm building new in an urban area, I've got a choice of easily putting in a small split system to warm (and cool) myself and make the air much cleaner for all my surrounding neighbours. I'm still warm?? It's a cost effective alternative. It's such a minute sacrifice to ensure that I'm not decreasing my neighbours' health both in the short and long term.
Exactly. Woodsmoke is incredibly harmful for many peoples health. Asthma Australia are currently trying to influence laws to change for wood burning fireplaces and firepits etc to be banned and phased out for this reason