Lighting Choices: How to Choose the Best Eco-Friendly Light Bulbs
The world is becoming more conscious about the environment and our everyday habits have a bigger impact than we realise. One of the easiest changes you can make at home is switching to eco-friendly light bulbs. Not only will this…
3 Energy Saving Ideas You May Not Have Heard Before
You probably already know that improving the energy efficiency of your house can help to keep your bank balance healthy, improve the comfort of your home and decrease your carbon footprint. Nowadays, everyone is talking about the different ways you…
Cost Comparison: LED spotlight versus Halogen spotlight
Update: Please scroll to the bottom of the article to find out more about the new legislation affecting halogen bulbs in 2018 Comparing LEDs with Traditional Halogen Lighting LED bulbs are the (relative) new kids on the block when it comes to…
Tidal Power
What types of tidal power exist? There are three main mechanisms for harnessing tidal energy. All three exploit the difference in water level at high and low tide to generate electricity, but they go about it in very different ways: Tidal…
Time of use tariffs
Time of use tariffs are a new concept, designed to incentivise customers to use more energy at off-peak times, in order to balance demand. These tariffs charge cheaper rates at certain times of night or day, when demand is at its…
Commercial EPC
What is a commercial EPC? Commercial Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) are energy surveys that determine how energy efficient a building or commercial premises is. The ratings on a commercial EPC start from G (least energy efficient), going up to an…
Evacuated Tube Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
While Solar PV system turn the sun’s energy directly into electricity, solar thermal panels harness the sun’s energy by turning the solar radiation into heat. This heat is normally then used to heat water for use in the home. At…
Light bulb Colours and Brightness
The local DIY store has plenty of different shades of white paint, and just as you can paint your walls different types of white, so you can have different types of colour in light bulbs. Colour Temperature Different types of…
Applying Wallrock Thermal Liner
Preparing to Apply the Wallrock You will need: Your Wallrock Thermal Liner, Liner Adhesive, scissors or heavy duty snap knife, roller and/or brush, hanging brush or wallpaper smoother, and a plumb line and pencil. Firstly, make sure your walls are…
Installing Underfloor Heating with Suspended Timber Floors
In our home energy surveys, we encounter some interesting properties on our travels. One property we recently Green Deal assessed, located in North London, was going through a major retrofit, including the installation of an air source heat pump with…