To help get the government’s Green Deal get ‘off the ground’ a special All Party Parliamentary Group has just been launched, with only five months to go before the initiative’s proposed October launch? But better late than never, this APPG aims to...
Oxford is proposed as a “centre of excellence” for its high density of electrical vehicles charging points. It has 64 across the city and surrounding area creating one of the highest densities of EV chargers anywhere in Europe. Chargemaster Plc, lunched its POLAR...
Policy-makers looking to safeguard millions of homes and businesses from spiraling fuel costs are being encouraged to look at ground-breaking research by Dr Lubo Jankovic of Birmingham University. He is reader in sustainable design. His research claims to inspire...
Vital home running cost savings are being ignored by some 37m (75%) of British people because they are not taking full advantage of the benefits provided by smart meters, according to new research from energy company E.ON. This important information marks the first...
Dispersing fine (sub-micron) light-scattering particles into the upper atmosphere could help to combat climate change, suggests a former UK government advisor and chemical engineer. The technology concept developed in the UK and first revealed in this month’s tce...
A legal challenge has been made by The National Trust, English Heritage and East Northamptonshire Council against planning permission for a wind farm that would be built within one mile of a Grade I listed building and registered park and garden. The proposal would...
The bathroom appliances new water rating system was highlighted on the BBC Today programme by Yvonne Orgill, chief executive of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association. She explained to radio journalist, James Naughtie, and millions of listeners that the new rating...
The severe shortage of social homes across Scotland is once more in the spotlight as Shelter Scotland reveals new analysis showing would take more than seven years to clear waiting lists. Scotland’s leading provider of housing and homelessness advice based its...
DECC has launched a second tranche of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) which will provide one-off payments for measures, partly to continue to support the industry while they consider how the RHI could work. DECC are now consulting on how they control...
A report “Renewable Energy: Made in Britain” by the Renewable Energy Association shows that in 2010/11, 7,000 people were employed in the renewable energy sector in the south west. That compares with Regen’s figures of 5,000 employed in 2009/10. Nationally the sector...
A flagship refurbishment project which has been part funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, showcases some of the latest retrofit solutions that BRE and its partners have been working on in advance of the Green Deal. It was visited by Greg Barker the...
This semi-detached dwelling was built in the construction boom period of post-war Britain. As part of the Greenfields Community Housing decent homes scheme, it was scheduled for a whole-house refurbishment, including renewal of the kitchen bathroom and heating system....
The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) is urging its chartered practices and members to register now for the 2012 run of Architect in the House. This charitable scheme gives homeowners one hour's free consultation with a local RIBA architect and offers the...
The easiest, quickest and most economical way to add a bathroom and WC facilities in your loft conversion is with the Saniflo range of small bore macerator pumps. The range enables you to conveniently plumb in facilities – a WC, shower, bath, bidet or wash basin –...
“With global demand forecast to increase by more than 40% in the next two decades, we urgently need a more diverse, cleaner mix of energy sources that will give us energy security without causing irreparable damage to the planet,” the prime minister David Cameron told...
The easiest, quickest and most economical way to add a bathroom and WC facilities in your loft conversion is with the Saniflo range of small bore macerator pumps. The range enables you to conveniently plumb in facilities – a WC, shower, bath, bidet or wash basin –...
According to the Construction Products Association (CPA) there is still every reason to cautious about construction prospects and the industry's prospects for the rest of the year. This is despite the latest ONS figures for construction output in February which showed...
Buildings are listed so that they can be cared for and protected to ensure that their special features are not unwittingly altered or destroyed. Building regulations do not allow unsightly exterior pipe work as it is not in keeping with the original façade, and the...
Green Deal, the government-backed initiative aimed to reduced the majority of household carbon emissions at least by 2050, seems under seriod pressure at the present time, according to reports in today's newspapers. Apparently a group of senior Tory ministers is...
Nick Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister has announced that at least £540 million of the government’s home energy efficiency programme - worth £1.3bn per year - will be targeted at helping the poorest. In a speech he said: “We will be requiring the energy companies to...