By David Shewan December 10th, 2013
Our friend and LED light enthusiast Simon Brammer, from Ashden, on the intricacies of LED lighting… The humble light bulb hasn’t really changed much since its invention by Thomas Edison in the 1880s – until recently, that is. You may...
By David Shewan December 9th, 2013
Last Thursday (sorry for the late post) we found out that we won RetroExpo’s Retrofit Assessor of the Year. The judges said: “Parity Projects has a successful long term track record. We were impressed by their excellent in-depth assessment process...
By Liz Laine November 18th, 2013
For the last two and a half years, Parity Projects has been leading on a collaborative initiative to develop RetrofitWorks: The Good Buildings Cooperative. RetrofitWorks is an innovative multi-stakeholder cooperative designed from the ground-up to offer a reliable and high...
By David Shewan November 11th, 2013
While we usually advise a lead-in time of around 1-2 weeks between signing up for our Home Energy Masterplan service and receiving a visit from one of our expert surveyors, we do strive to accommodate clients whenever possible. Still, it...
By David Shewan November 11th, 2013
Last week we held our “Effective ECO Programmes” event in collaboration with Trowers and Hamlins. Given the recent debate over energy bills, the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and the future of so-called “Green Taxes”, it was no surprise that we...
By Chris Newman October 30th, 2013
We're really please to have had our demo house shortlisted for the 2013 Retro Expo Awards. With the Awards ceremony on the 5th December we've got a target to see if we can last without the gas boiler kicking in...
By David Shewan October 17th, 2013
This week we’ve been in Scotland training up some Energy Assessors to carry out our Home Energy Masterplan surveys, meaning that we can extend our coverage area further. We also managed to tie this in with an actual Masterplan survey...