{"id":34125,"date":"2022-08-19T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34125"},"modified":"2022-08-19T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:46:05","slug":"ihbcs-signpost-to-wind-cowels-on-conservation-wiki-partner-db","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34125","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s signpost to Wind Cowels, on Conservation Wiki partner DB"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Designing Buildings (DB), parter platform for the IHBC\u2019s \u2018Conservation Wiki<\/a>\u2019\u00a0 has posted a short history of Wind Cowels by Dan Rigamonti.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 Charles I granted a patent to the inventor of a rotating \u2018smoke cure\u2019\u2026 this became known as a wind cowl\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Dan Rigamonti writes in DB:<\/p>\n

Fixed cowls were originally placed at the top of a chimney, like a hat, with slots to allow smoke to be released but preventing water or rain from entering, however, these cowls could not prevent driving wind which sometimes caused a down draft potentially blowing some dust into rooms. It is said that Charles I granted a patent to the inventor of a rotating \u2018smoke cure\u2019 during his reign, between 1625 and 1646 AD, this became known as a wind cowl, which was fitted as an add-on to prevent wind causing a down draught in the chimney\u2026.<\/p>\n

One very modern interpretation and adaptation of the traditional wind cowl was invented by Bill Dunster OBE, the Architect of the UK’s first eco-village, located in Wallington, South London. Beddington Zero (fossil) Energy Development (BedZed) is a multi-award-winning development initiated by Bio-Regional, developed by the Peabody Trust in partnership with Bio-Regional Development Group, and designed by Bill Dunster Architects (now Zedfactory) with Arup\u2026.<\/p>\n

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