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Getting a feel for Green Deal
We recently reported tentatively optimistic signs from the early days of the Green Deal – but now fans of the scheme can start to feel some real excitement. The most recent figures released showed a...
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Make life easier in the search for the ECO-friendly
Finding people can be costly, it seems. Certainly you can get that impression from the latest news on the Government’s ECO scheme, which aims to support thousands of households on lower incomes with...
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Landlords lagging behind may say ‘bye’ to let
Rising rents mean times are tough for the tenant. And things can be made worse when massive energy bills are dropping on the mat, too. Our survey at the start of this year showed that private renters...
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Count with the old
When new schemes supersede old ones, there’s no use just forgetting about what’s gone before. Everything that’s been can inform the present, and makes sure it at very least does as well as the...
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Staycation in style in an eco superhome
Bryn Elltyd Eco Guest House, North Wales. In a guest blog, SuperHomes online marketing manager, Gordon Glass, takes a look at eco-homes which can offer inspiration to those seeking to implement...
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Meeting the UK’s retrofit challenge
Head of Environment and Climate Change at Birmingham City Council, Sandy Taylor, outlines projects and initiatives used by the local authority to provide energy saving services to its residents. The...
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Making hard to treat an easier job
Tackling ‘hard to treat’ homes is a major part of the UK’s more energy efficient future. Solid wall insulation is in turn a major part of this. With and without financial support through the...
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Hotter homes pose threat to energy reduction
We’re heating our homes to temperatures four degrees higher on average than they were in 1970 –so says a government-commissioned report on the last 40 years of home energy habits. And while...
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Scotland cracks on in tackling home energy
Over 58,000 homes in Scotland upgraded their boiler or got insulated under the ECO scheme last year – a higher rate per 1,000 homes than England. While this will no doubt cheer green Scottish...
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Leeds to lead in energy retrofit
The Government recently announced £88million funding to be shared between 24 councils under the Green Deal Communities scheme, which aims to fuel a street-by-street approach to energy efficiency...
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