By Liz Laine February 7th, 2019
BEIS aims to consult on a market framework for heat networks this summer, following its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Market Study and the Industry Heat Network Task Force report Shared Warmth. This week the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) has opened...
By Liz Laine November 6th, 2018
This week the Government announced it is raising the spending limit that caps the liability of private sector landlords for the energy efficiency of their properties. We believe that this prod to the market is cold comfort and sends the...
By Russell Smith July 20th, 2018
This week, Alex Rostron of Rutlish School in Wimbledon spent the week with us to experience first hand how we are trying to improve the performance of homes across the country. We asked him to summarise some of the things...
By Liz Laine July 10th, 2018
Today the National Infrastructure Commission published the first-ever assessment of the United Kingdom’s economic infrastructure needs up to 2050. More than measures The Commission has identified the need for 21,000 improvements to lofts, walls and floors every week between now and...
By Russell Smith July 18th, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your home and garden support a vast array of animals, but construction/renovating/modifying houses can have a negative effect on different types of wildlife in Britain. But there are changes you can make to give wildlife a home in your house...
By David Shewan February 2nd, 2016
Rather appropriately on Cold Homes Week ministers have been told that reducing the number of cold, leaky houses in the UK should be made a national infrastructure priority. It seems there is now widespread, cross-party support for this. While this...
By David Shewan January 28th, 2016
With the amount of organisations out there offering ‘energy audits’ or ‘energy assessments’ these days, particularly since the demise of the Government’s Green Deal scheme, it can be difficult to know where to start looking if you’re a homeowner. While...