Government Cuts Short Low Carbon Building Programme
March 2010
This month the government has announced plans to end the ‘Low Carbon Building Programme’ (LCBP) within the next two months, well before the previously scheduled date.
New Feed-In Tariff Announced for UK Homeowners
February 2010
Those investing in renewable technology from 1st April this year are to be rewarded by the Government’s new feed in tariff with cash incentives of up to £900 per installation.
Jewson & Saint-Gobain set for Ecobuild
January 2010
Saint-Gobain companies are set to take centre stage at Ecobuild, Europe’s leading sustainable design and construction exhibition which takes place from 2nd – 4th March at Earls Court in London.
Graham helps installers promote boiler scrappage scheme
January 2010
Following the Government’s announcement outlining its proposals to deliver a boiler scrappage scheme, Graham, the plumbers’ merchants, plans to launch a dedicated website aimed at helping to understand and promote the scheme.
Environment Minister Responds to Campaign by Welsh Anti-Fuel Poverty Campaigners
January 2010
The Welsh minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Jane Davidson AM has formally responded to a Charter presented to her by the Welsh Fuel Poverty Coalition earlier this year.
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.
Greenworks in Pole Position as the First to Supply Nibe’s Next Generation Ground Source Heat Pump
November 2009
Greenworks has supplied the first of NIBE’s latest ground source heat pumps to hit the UK market.
Come and see Greenworks at the Big Green Home Show
October 2009
We are pleased to announce that Greenworks will be exhibiting the latest in green technology alongside Jewson at the 2nd Annual ‘Big Green Home Show‘.