• Scottish Gas to deliver a £20 million energy makeover to transform homes in Glasgow and Greenock • The work will make properties warmer and more energy efficient for thousands of families and should reduce their energy bills • The schemes are being carried out in...
The National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) the name says it all, but what does it mean. Home Improvement to some this means a home extension, the Green Deal, a new kitchen or bathroom – these are all home improvements. NHIC aims to campaign for the improvement in...
An energy savings initiative at the University of Bradford was so successful it prompted emergency calls from the energy supplier who thought the meters had broken! The scheme at the University’s School of Health Studies reduced energy bills by a third over the...
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....
“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...
Just when you thought the beanbag had disappeared completely, a new version has returned with an unexpected lease of life. Called the Wonderbag, it is an insulated bag in which people can cook anything from meaty stews or vegetable curries to simple rice and soups....
The Scottish Government is making significant progress on insulating Scottish homes and helping to protect hard-pressed families from rising energy price rises, according to the Energy Saving Trust (an important member of the National Home Improvement Council)...
A new social enterprise, Communities for Renewables CIC, is being launched to enable communities to generate their own power by developing renewable energy projects. The company has been established by the independent renewables experts Regen SW and specialist...
For the Coalition Government, tackling climate change, securing our future energy supplies and making an ambitious transition to a low carbon, high growth economy is an urgent and vital task, writes Greg Barker, MP, Energy & Climate Change Minister. Energy...
Along with Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change and many others, the National Home Improvement Council welcomes the downward direction of fuel costs. Huhne says: “Households have faced real difficulties this winter after last year’s global...
Today’s report on the reduction of solar panel Feed-in Tariffs by the Energy & Climate Change Committee chaired by Tim Yeo, MP, focuses on a major embarrassment for the Government? Yeo says: “There is no question that solar subsidies need to be urgently reduced...