What are the lifespans of your energy saving measures?
In this blog, I am going to give you a rundown of the expected lifespans of all the various energy saving measures around the home. Some I think will surprise you! Many people don’t take into account the expected lifespan…
Energy Efficiency for Flats
So many articles you read online are based around insulating a house. As you may have read in one of our articles a few weeks back – the average home in the UK is a 3 bed semi. This means…
How to modernise a period property
Old properties are notoriously difficult to modernise, but just last week we put the following touches to a property just south of Reading that has undergone a complete retrofit over the last 2 years. Back in November 2013 when we were…
Nick Miles on BBC Radio London Speaking About Energy Use
Mark Forrest Show on BBC Local Radio & BBC London Mark Forrest brings the best of local BBC radio together on his Mon-Thur evening show, broadcast to most local BBC Radio frequencies. This week our very own Nick Miles was…
Comparing the US and the UK – How do we heat our homes?
I was thinking recently about how other countries heat their homes. What methods they use, and why, and what the cost differences were. It’s interesting, because we have a real problem with the cost of heating our homes in the…
Is living off-grid realistic?
It is realistic to live off grid? Living off grid means that you are not connected to, or rely on the national grid for your energy needs. This will probably involve some sort of energy storage system to ensure that…
How much energy does my home use?
Estimating how much energy a home uses Domestic buildings are responsible for 30-40% of primary energy use in the UK. When talking about primary energy use, we tend to be referring to electricity and gas, although some properties use oil…
Do Standby Savers Really Save You Energy?
Standby savers – the truths Many household appliances have a standby mode – in this mode, these appliances use a fraction of the energy compared to when they are properly operational…however they do use some! It is estimated, here in…
Nick on Radio 4 today speaking about LED and Solar
Do Pay-As-You-Save Energy Saving Schemes Work
The UK currently has no available home energy ‘pay as you save schemes’, having cancelled its previous flagship program the Green Deal in July 2015. It was set up in 2013, following the 2011 Energy Act, to allow homeowners in…