Recent news from Ofgem that the price cap on energy bills is to increase, impacting the bills of all energy users, has left us all asking what we can do to reduce our energy bills in order the soften the impact of these increases.
The Energy Saving Trust has issued some advice on how to reduce your energy bills by making small changes to home and energy use habits.
Click here to read the advice.
Eco WorkshopSustainable Homes: New Build & Retrofit Saturday 12th November (10:00 – 16:00) This workshop will be held as a live event at The National Self Build & Renovation Centre. Doors open from 09:00 – 17:30. Energy Saving. Design Principles. Future-Proofing. This workshop covers one of the most important eco issues today: What practical measures can…
The UK Government’s latest survey of public attitudes towards renewables and tackling climate change shows that 88% of people support using renewable energy while just 2% oppose it. The newest wave of polling in the Public Attitudes Tracker, conducted in the autumn and published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), beats…
renews.biz reports that a hotel in Inverness is pioneering a low carbon heating option which will draw natural heat from groundwater. The natural groundwater heat, abstracted from shallow wells, will be passed through heat pumps where the temperature will be raised before being distributed around the building via a small district heating network. The abstracted…
The National Self Build & Renovation Show – Friday 31st January to Sunday 2nd February 2020 The National Self Build & Renovation Show returns for a packed three days of seminars, live demonstrations and an unrivalled line up of experts on hand to share their homebuilding advice. It’s the perfect event if you are thinking…
Earlier this month the REA published a statement outlining their disappointment that the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy is set to be delayed further, with publication pushed back to Autumn. The REA has stressed that the sector cannot afford any more delays and that the government must urgently address the large policy gap for industrial…
FINAL CALL: Open Evening This Thursday the NSBRC is open until 9pm.Special ‘late-night shopping’ experience for self-builders!The Free Open Evenings feel a bit different to a normal visit, with masterclass talks on ‘Introducing Self Build Essentials’ (7pm) and ‘Funding your Homebuilding Project’ (8pm) along with a short guided tour. There are over 200 exhibitors with…