photo credit: JimboRocks The Daily Mail reported this week on a somewhat unusual idea for a “des res” – a converted shipping container decked out with underfloor heating and other mod cons to make a cosy little dwelling. The idea is the brainchild of entrepreneur Sam Minionis, who noticed the vast number of shipping containers [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: Mr Fujisawa The Musee Maillol in Paris has just opened a startling new exhibition – a full reconstruction of a Roman villa from the doomed city of Pompeii. The reconstruction uses 2,000-year-old artefacts to show exactly how a prosperous Roman family would live in the villa – which includes a full recreation the [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: Rocpoc A raft of organisations representing sectors of the UK building industry have released a joint statement urging the government to give consumers VAT incentives to take up the so-called “Green Deal,” which is meant to promote eco-friendly and energy efficient forms of heating. Organisations including the British Property Federation (BPF), the [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: dougtone Home energy experts at non-profit group Ebico gave one householder some top tips on how to get the most out of their underfloor heating this week. Writing on the This Is Money site in response to a homeowner’s query about how to efficiently use the underfloor heating in her flat, a [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: the00rig Recent indications have shown an increase in the price of heating oil in the UK, following falling prices throughout August. The increases began at the end of last week and as of this morning reached over 55p a litre. The price of oil is up across the board globally, which could have [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: hans s This month saw archaeologists explain to locals about the Roman invention of underfloor heating, at the remains of a fort in Tebay. The remains of the Roman fort at Low Borrowbridge Farm in the Lune Gorge are currently being excavated by the Lunesdale Archaeology Society, and the start of this month [...]
Continue Reading →photo credit: Karen Eliot When it comes to heating one’s home, consumers are often confused as to which is the cheapest and most efficient option. For many, they just go with what is already installed in their property, but for others – such as people considering a new build or the installation of underfloor [...]
Continue Reading →A new state-of-the-art community hub in Chelmsford, Essex is to take advantage of the energy-efficient nature of underfloor heating to keep the building cosy and bills down. Plans for the new £2million project to replace the old Moulsham Lodge Community Centre – which has been closed since 2005 – have been approved, following a long [...]
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