## Ireland’s Heat Study Adds More Evidence Against The Fabric First Trap For several years I have been arguing that “fabric first” becomes a trap when a sensible building-efficiency principle is turned into a universal sequencing rule. Insulation, draught-proofing, ventilation and building repair can all be valuable, sometimes very valuable, but that does not establish that every household should complete extensive renovation before replacing fossil heating with a heat pump. The distinction matters because boiler replacement and comprehensive renovation are different projects, with different…