Understanding best practice in deploying external solid-wall insulation and internal wall insulation
Understanding best practice in deploying external solid-wall insulatio

Report lays out vision for ‘ambitious’ UK energy efficiency plan | Carbon Brief
An ambitious new infrastructure programme is needed to help to decarbonise the UK’s buildings – and a sweeping new plan shows what it could look like. The proposals, developed by Frontier Economics for a group of 28 NGOs, thinktanks, businesses and trade bodies, would also boost the economy and help to meet legally-binding carbon and fuel poverty targets, its backers say. In a new report, they present a range of policies which could be taken up or trialled by the government i

Bid to eradicate the fuel poverty that affects 25,000 households in Bristol
Many thousands of people in Bristol will be forced to choose between heating their homes and eating this winter. With almost 25,000 households living in fuel poverty in the city, the issue is one of social justice that also has wide-reaching implications, putting additional strain on public services and contributing to mental health issues, among others. A new ‘No Cold Homes’ initiative, led by Bristol City Council, the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), Bristol Energy and

Government reaffirms commitment to lead the world in cost-effective clean growth
UK Government reaffirms commitment to lead the world in cost-effective

Government could cut stamp duty on green homes
Government could cut stamp duty on green homes

GOVERNMENT INCREASES SOLID WALL INSULATION TARGET AFTER INCA EVIDENCE
The Government has increased the target for Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) measures from 17,000 a year to 21,000 a year in response to evidence provided by INCA on behalf of the external wall insulation industry. Last year, the Insulated Render and Cladding Association (INCA) called on the Government to double the target for Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) measures in the 2017 ECO transition period and welcomes the 24% increase. Last year, the Insulated Render and Cladding Associati

Are you an energy-efficient landlord?
Are you an energy-efficient landlord?

THE ‘GREEN’ MORTGAGE MESSAGE IS SPREADING
GOOD IDEAS TEND TO SPREAD FAST – AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO THE HEART OF MORTGAGES. Earlier this year we looked at how LENDERS, a project involving Energy Saving Trust, BRE, Nationwide and others, is looking to find ways to bring accurate projections on energy bill costs into mortgage calculations. Now, a continent-wide initiative, The European Energy Efficiency Mortgage, has launched, aligning some big players in lending,

The benefits and issues of insulating the outside of your external walls
The benefits and issues of installing External solid Wall Insulation

External Solid Wall Insulation: A Planning Guide for Householders
External Solid Wall Insulation: A Planning Guide for Householders
