Millions of people risk not claiming free money-saving improvements because they don’t realise their home is eligible for help. Research by British Gas has uncovered that only one in five people believe their home qualifies for free insulation, despite it being...
The ‘battle’ against climate change was the very important message for delegates at the National Insulation Association’s conference this month (December). The keynote speaker, Peter Boyd, chair of the DECC’s Energy Efficiency Office, underlined how the world has had...
It’s cost over £16m to renovate the tower blocks on Hammersmith BC’s Edward Woods estate in Shepherds Bush, West London. They are now far more energy efficient and the flats are cosier and less costly to run for the tenants. The cost wasn’t only to make them easier...
According to energy minister, John Hayes, the government is backing a campaign by industry and consumer groups urging householders to stock up now on heating oil Buying oil as soon as possible before the onset of severe weather can mean a cost saving when demand is...
Thousands more householders up and down the country will be eligible for up to £6000 from 12 September under the government’s Warm Front This is when new regulations come into force providing government grants to people in poorly heated or insulated homes to pay for...
Government has set out secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection, reduce industry burdens, and implement the Energy Company...
There has been a 'Call for Evidence' from the government's Office of Fair Trading (OFT), to understand whether or not the home insulation market is working well for consumers. The OFT is interested in hearing from manufacturers, distributors, trade bodies, consumer...
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)...
Funding of around £3.5m is to be available to help train hundreds of people in key green skills ahead of the official Green Deal to be launched later this year. This is claimed to be 'delivery' of the Deputy Prime Minister’s promise last March (2011) to create 1,000...
Since November 2010 DECC has published quarterly updates on the number of homes in Great Britain with cavity wall, loft and solid wall Insulation. These are all key energy efficiency measures that can save energy in many domestic properties and estimates are based on...
Renovation of an 18th century Grade ll listed Dorset farmhouse also included a new, sympathetic vaulted ceiling extension using TLX Gold multi-foil insulation. Specialist period renovators, Colin Clark Builders Ltd, carried out the work. Due to the requirements of the...
Effective insulation is paramount to the greater energy efficiency improvement of every home with an integral garage and NHIC is one of the first to acknowledge this very important fact. For homes that rely on this important additional factor, the only type of garage...