Many government or crown corporation publications are afraid to ask too much of homeowners both in terms of work and comprehension. They prefer that homeowners do things half-way rather than not at all. When compromises seem to work some of the time, these publications (and many contractors) are ...
One way to determine how cold a region is, is to count how many days it is how many degrees below 18 degrees C in metric, or below 65F in Imperial.
This is one of the measures used to determine the heating needs for a house. The US and Canada both measure Degree Days, but do not use the same s...