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Scotland’s first affordable low-energy house

Result of a unique partnership Scotland’s first affordable low-energy house is said to be the ‘Aurora’. It is at the South Lanarkshire College, East Kilbridethe and is the result of a successful and...

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Energy efficient homes mean bigger business

Construction really is in the doldrums! According to the Construction Products Association, one of the industry’s most outspoken barometers, this year 2011 is ‘looking increasingly bleak!’ The CPA’s...

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Final panel in Model Home 2020 project

The final SIP roof panel has been placed in the VELUX CarbonLight Homes in Rothwell, Kettering. A Europe-wide project, the model homes are an experiment to demonstrate active house principles. It is...

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Pollution reducing pilot scheme uses Ecologic

An innovative pilot project using a ground-breaking pollution-reducing tile on seven semi detached houses in Kinglassie, Scotland has been completed by Fife Council Building Services. Around 1,000...

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Can the Green Deal really work?

It seems that the Secretary of State, Chris Huhne’s proposed Green Deal will not work? His Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is said to be keeping a low profile over the issue because of...

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Homeowners to adopt insulation measure to save on rising utility bills

Thinkinsulation.com is urging home owners to urgently review the energy saving measures in their home according to an announcement from energy provider, E.ON, that gas bills will increase by an...

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Energy efficient heat curtains for any building entrance

Open doorways can be a major challenge to energy efficiency in all sorts of premises and air curtains offer the solution, providing an invisible curtain of air to separate internal and external...

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More consistency in building control decisions?

  Building control officers could be more consistent in their decision making according to Web Dynamics, the multi-foil insulation manufacturers? The company was responding to a DCLG consultation on...

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DECC publishes Hill report on fuel poverty

An independent report has been published advising the government how it could best tackle the problem of fuel poverty. The latest official fuel poverty figures show 4m households in England in fuel...

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Green makeover help’s city centre church save money

SunGift Solar has completed a solar PV array for a Plymouth church that is set to save hundreds of pounds a year on electricity bills and lower its carbon footprint. Saint Matthias Evangelical parish...

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