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Oct 29
Brighton’s iconic “building of the future” is turning to people power to give it a new lease of life

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The crowdfunding campaign aims to raise £20,000 for the vital upgrade of the building’s renewable energy and water systems. The campaign can be found here: www.lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brighton The Save Earthship Brighton crowdfunding campaign has so far passed the £3,000 mark. The money raised will allow the installation of a new ultraviolet, chemical-free filtration system to purify […]

Apr 02
Going Green is Getting Easier

Posted by in Energy Efficiency, Experts, Government, Grants, Incentives & Schemes, Microgeneration | Tagged , , , |

In the last decade numerous programs have been rolled out to make green home ownership a reality instead of a pipe dream. The debate of over need and viability has been finished for years and real steps have been taken to transition from concepts and ideals to plans and implementation. Now instead of “artist’s concept” […]

Fix up your garden – the green way

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You’ve got mega plans for your garden. Water features, lavish lawns, major renovations and remarkable reworkings – but can you make your improvements a green dream? Indeed, keeping your carbon footprint low while renovating your home can be a major struggle. But it can, and must, be done. Global warming, if eco-warriors like Naomi Klein […]

Jan 10
Shades Of Green – What Makes a Green Home?

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There is a lot of debate about what qualifies as a green home. While some would say if a house has a wind turbine or a few solar panels to supplement the energy used with natural renewable energy then it is a green home others might argue that even lacking any renewable energy sources a […]

Jul 09
Solar House wins top regional building award

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An innovative eco-house built by Caplin Homes has won the top accolade at the LABC East Midlands Building Excellence Awards. The Solar House in Leicestershire saw off strong competition from buildings across the region to be named Best Individual New Home, before securing the evening’s overall prize, the Chairman’s Award. Chosen from the winners of […]

Jul 01
Retrofitting Your Home Green

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Just because you are looking at a vintage home rather than a brand new home built with the latest sustainable building technologies and green additions does not mean you cannot have a home that showcases the latest energy efficiencies and green designs. In fact, since it is not practical to think that the entire architectural […]

May 13
FAQs rainwater harvesting: installation advice for installers

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By Brian Pickworth, Technical Manager at Kingspan Klargester, and Chair of the UK Rainwater Harvesting Association. To find out more about rainwater harvesting, or to discuss any aspect of installation including BPEC training courses, email sustainablewater@kingspanenviro.com 1. How are rainwater harvesting systems installed? Installing a rainwater harvesting system is relatively simple, but it requires various […]

May 06
Integrated Heating Systems

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Integrated heating systems are increasingly common, across both domestic homes and commercial premises. In this type of system, renewable heat (microgeneration) technologies integrate fully with traditional heating systems such as gas boilers etc. The two energy sources complement each other well and an integrated or bivalent system can offer significant financial and environmental benefits to […]

Apr 14
Step away from the Gas!

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Thinking of Installing Renewable Heat Technology into your home – what should you consider? Energy prices continue to rise inexorably, and we’re all feeling the pinch. The introduction of the latest renewable energy tariff, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), is designed to help more of us move away from traditional fuels – and prove that […]

Apr 01
PassivSystems: Intention to float on AIM

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PassivSystems, a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising solar PV assets, today announces its intention to seek admission of the shares of a newly formed holding company, to be named PassivSystems Group PLC, to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. Dealings are expected to commence […]

Krannich Solar UK awarded ‘Top PV Supplier’ status for the second year running

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Krannich Solar UK has once again been awarded a premium seal by independent institute EuPD Research in recognition of their high level of customer satisfaction in the distribution of solar PV components. In an industry survey, carried out by independent institute EuPD Research, installers gave Krannich Solar UK top marks for customer loyalty, satisfaction and […]

Mar 17
PassivSystems partners with Good Energy to offer a new FIT app

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PassivSystems Limited, a provider of smart technology systems for domestic energy use and solar PV efficiency management, today announces that it is to partner with Good Energy, the renewable electricity company, to provide its customers with a simpler way of claiming Feed-in Tariff (“FIT”) payments for the electricity generated from solar panels installed on their […]

Mar 06
Green Casinos: No longer gambling away the future?

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Striding into a casino one would be hard pressed to find any semblance of sustainability, ecology or nature. Our casinos have traditionally taken the form of velvet monoliths, bristling with flashing, lurid bulbs. Windowless, unnatural and imbuing all that is fake in a quest to pursue a strange type of atavism or epitome of luxury, […]

Mar 05
Household energy saving improvements and tips

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Millions of people across Great Britain could benefit from making energy saving improvements to their homes and protect themselves against rising energy costs. Here is a short list of improvements that could be made to your home: LOFT INSULATION – Heat rises and it may be leaking into your loft. Insulating your loft, or topping up your existing […]

Mar 04
£7 billion opportunity ignored by 3 out of 4 Brits by not taking up solar power

Posted by in Blog, Infographics, Microgeneration, Statistics & Data, Suppliers & Service Providers, Survey | Tagged , , , , , , , , , |

A new survey found that “9% of households in the UK are considering installing solar” (IET survey). Let’s put that into perspective. 26.4 million households in the UK 2.4 million are considering solar (9% of 26.4 million) 10 million are suitable for solar (ICL research) So, 76% of suitable households are not even considering solar! […]

Feb 27
The UK’s first ‘Code for Sustainable Homes Level Six’ holiday home complex, The Emerald

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Perfect Stays, the exclusive and specialist holiday letting agency, announces that one of its locations has become the UK’s first ‘Code for Sustainable Homes Level Six’ holiday home complex. Situated in the heart of Cornwall not far from the coastal town of Falmouth, The Emerald is a prestigious eco development which not only boasts from […]

Jan 27
Construction begins on the UK’s first eco town, North West Bicester

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Construction of the UK’s first eco town, North West Bicester (NW Bicester), in Oxfordshire has begun. Lead developer A2Dominion has started preparing the site for building works to commence for the initial phase, which will form part of the long-term vision to provide up to 6,000 sustainable new homes for Bicester. The first phase of […]

Nov 04
BRE Innovation Park leads to major new opportunity for Scottish company in China

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Scottish company Applegreen homes has been invited to showcase its model ‘home for the future’ in China, after launching its innovative modular home solution on the BRE Innovation Park at Ravenscraig. During his trade mission to China, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, accompanied by BRE Director, Rufus Logan attended a ceremony in China this morning […]