Monthly Archives: December 2009
Boiler Scrappage Scheme Planned to Improve UK Home Efficiency
December 2009
Alistair Darling has this week unveiled plans to provide up to £400 for inefficient boilers when a household purchases a newer, more efficient one.
The Code for Sustainable Homes – Useful Sustainability Definitions
December 2009
In 2006, a code to explain the different levels of sustainability in UK homes was released by the government. Since then, every new home built has had to have a classification on this scale. Here, we hope to explain in detail what it means to reach the higher levels of this scale.
Saint-Gobain Teams up with the University of Nottingham to Build Europe’s Most Energy Efficient Home
December 2009
Leading international construction materials company Saint-Gobain has agreed an exclusive partnership with The University of Nottingham’s Department of the Built Environment (DBE) to provide materials to build an energy efficient, zero carbon solar powered home to compete in the final of the first International Solar Decathlon Europe competition. Supported by the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Housing and the US Department of Energy, the final takes place in Madrid in June 2010.