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…
Installing Underfloor Heating with Solid Floors
When we go out to do our Green Deal Assessments, we encounter some interesting properties on our travels. One property we recently Green Deal assessed, located in London, was going through a major refurbishment, including the installation of underfloor heating. Underfloor…
Energy Monitors
[Update: From now on, energy monitors will largely be replaced by modern ‘smart meters’. Find information on smart meters here.] What is an energy monitor? Energy monitors do very much what they say on the tin – they are used…
ECO Funding with Green Deal Finance – Worked Example
The following scenario shows how you can utilise ECO funding (a grant) to help pay for solid wall insulation, which otherwise wouldn’t meet the “golden rule” if paid for outside the Green Deal mechanism. Note: the numbers have been adopted…
Green Deal Finance – Partially Financed Worked Example
The following scenario shows how you can take Green Deal Finance and pay-off the balance with your own personal contribution where the “golden rule” isn’t met. Note: the numbers have been adopted from an example provided on the Department of Energy…
Green Deal Finance – Fully Financed Worked Example
The following scenario shows how you can take Green Deal Finance to fully pay for a measure (green tick on the Green Deal Report) and the total benefit from doing so. Note: the numbers have been adopted from an example…
Self-funding the Green Deal – Worked Example
The best way to demonstrate the benefits of self-funding energy efficiency improvements via the Green Deal is with an example. Self-funding Double Glazing and a Boiler Replacement Assume the average cost of a new uPVC window is £800, and in…
Green Deal Jargon Buster
THE GREEN DEAL JARGON BUSTER The Green Deal is the Government’s flagship initiative aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock within the UK. This jargon buster should be useful to help you navigate around some of the…
Installing Ecoflap to my Letterbox
The Ecoflap is a patented product that sits on the inside of your letter box hole. With its innovative design it can prevent draughts that are caused by howling winds. Draughts cause discomfort when you are trying to heat your…
Flat Roof Insulation
What is flat roof insulation? A flat roof is defined as any roof that has a pitch of less than 10 degrees. In practice a flat roof is pretty easy to spot because essentially it is horizontal. Also flat roofs…