photo credit: geezaweezer A Scottish renewable energy expert urged local communities to make an investment in their future energy security this week, as he unveiled a new financing model for such schemes as hydro power and ground source heat pumps. Doug Prentice, a lecturer in renewable energy finance at Napier University and the chief executive [...]
Continue Reading →Residents of properties in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to apply from today for a new round of payments under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme. The scheme is overseen by the Energy Saving Trust, and offers subsidies for residents or businesses seeking to increase their energy-efficiency and assist the national switch to [...]
Continue Reading →A Cambridge company recently took home the gong for Best Development at the Sustain Magazine Awards, thanks to its pioneering project which made excellent use of energy-efficiency, carbon reduction and underfloor heating. Hill Partnerships and Cambridge and County Developments was celebrating this week after its building at Richard Newcombe Court, in the city’s Histon Road [...]
Continue Reading →The finalists for the National Heat Pump Awards 2012 were announced today, in the second year of the awards competition that aims to reward companies which have proven their dedication to energy-efficiency and the use of renewable energy. Organised by the publishers of Heat Pumps Today and ACR Today magazines, the awards’ finalists this year [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: Metro Centric The city of Cambridge is preparing to host its third annual Open Eco-Homes event, organised by local energy-efficiency charity Cambridge Carbon Footprint. During the event, some 25 properties in Cambridge will be opening their doors to the public and showing off the various features that make them truly green – features [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: charlesfettinger The new Westcliffe Primary and Infant School in Scunthorpe is proud to be leading the way in energy-efficiency, with a variety of eco-friendly features such as underfloor heating aimed at keeping school kids cosy and bills low. The £5.5 million school was officially opened at the end of last month, and will [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: darren-johnson A recent report has shown that developers and self-builders are increasingly opting for underfloor heating, thanks to its great energy-efficiency and ability to add value to a property. The Underfloor Heating Market Report UK 2012 – 2016 Analysis study by AMA Research found that the heating systems are especially popular with self-builders, [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s a video which gives us a good look at the work that goes into installing the right kind of underfloor heating for every home. In this video, from the Terra Therma YouTube channel, we see one of Terra Therma‘s technical experts installing an XPS overlay system across a load-bearing floor. As well as importing [...]
Continue Reading →The monk’s life of contemplation and worship is said to lead to wisdom – well that’s certainly the case when it comes to the energy-efficient choices of the 70 Cistercian monks of Portglenone, near Belfast. The Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, nestling on the banks of the River Bann, was built in the 1960s and [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: grotos News emerged this week about the latest in innovative eco-homes – the conversion of a dilapidated Victorian water tower into a stylish and energy-efficient home, making the most of the latest in underfloor heating technology. The tower in Congleton was bought by architect Andy Critchlow for £100,000 in an auction, sight unseen, [...]
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