Energy efficiency Archives

Should you prioritise thermal efficiency or summer comfort?

|Date: 25 Oct 2024

Should you prioritise thermal efficiency or summer comfort?

As the uK’s weather becomes increasingly unreliable, with warmer summers and colder winters, should new b ...

As the uK’s weather becomes increasingly unreliable, with warmer summers and colder winters, should new build insulation prioritise thermal efficiency or summer comfort? Mark Cooper, uK and ireland sa ...

25 Oct 2024
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A guide to Psi- values and Y-values

|Date: 10 May 2024

A guide to Psi- values and Y-values

Lee Buckley, technical team leader at Recticel Insulation, provides a guide to Psi- values and Y-values a ...

Lee Buckley, technical team leader at Recticel Insulation, provides a guide to Psi- values and Y-values and why they are integral to achieving greater energy efficiency in buildings. Accurate thermal ...

10 May 2024
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Race to zero

|Date: 27 Jul 2023

Race to zero

The race to net zero is on, with changing building regulations driving a shift towards more energy effici ...

The race to net zero is on, with changing building regulations driving a shift towards more energy efficient and climate resilient homes. Here, Gonzalo Bunse, category director at Wienerberger UK and ...

27 Jul 2023
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Window on the future

|Date: 19 Jun 2023

Window on the future

The nature and type of exterior openings are crucial to building performance. Here, Victoria Brocklesby, ...

The nature and type of exterior openings are crucial to building performance. Here, Victoria Brocklesby, COO and co-founder at Origin, discusses England’s updated energy efficiency regulations and hom ...

19 Jun 2023
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Origin | Invest in the energy efficiency of homes

|Date: 14 Dec 2022

Origin | Invest in the energy efficiency of homes

Properties that offer protection from inflating energy prices will save homeowners money in the long term ...

Properties that offer protection from inflating energy prices will save homeowners money in the long term, while improved temperature control will create more comfortable spaces in which to live. Vict ...

14 Dec 2022
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Wienerberger | An energy efficient future

|Date: 06 Dec 2022

Wienerberger | An energy efficient future

The drive for energy efficient homes is continuing at pace with the new approved Part L Building Regulati ...

The drive for energy efficient homes is continuing at pace with the new approved Part L Building Regulations now in place, setting new guidance for the energy efficiency standards of new properties in ...

06 Dec 2022
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Properties at New Elivia Homes Development to meet International Passivhaus Standard

|Date: 03 Nov 2022

Properties at New Elivia Homes Development to meet International Passivhaus Standard

Elivia Homes has started work on a collection of sustainable properties in the West Sussex village of Fit ...

Elivia Homes has started work on a collection of sustainable properties in the West Sussex village of Fittleworth, including a range of homes that will meet the Passivhaus standard for energy efficien ...

03 Nov 2022
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Part L Photographic Evidence: Is your process effective?

|Date: 28 Oct 2022

Part L Photographic Evidence: Is your process effective?

Zutec offers advice to housebuilders on achieving Part L compliance, the requirement for photographic evi ...

Zutec offers advice to housebuilders on achieving Part L compliance, the requirement for photographic evidence to demonstrate new homes meet efficiency targets and the benefits of using a construction ...

28 Oct 2022
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The new electric vehicle regulations affecting residential developers

|Date: 17 Jun 2022

The new electric vehicle regulations affecting residential developers

Residential developers are facing a raft of new legislative and regulatory changes that will require new ...

Residential developers are facing a raft of new legislative and regulatory changes that will require new and refurbished homes to include electric vehicle (EV) charge points. The regulations may prese ...

17 Jun 2022
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Energy assessor accreditation scheme breaks ground with new government-approved SAP10.2 and SBEM software

|Date: 17 Jun 2022

Energy assessor accreditation scheme breaks ground with new government-approved SAP10.2 and SBEM software

Elmhurst Energy, the UK’s leading accreditation scheme for energy assessors, has launched vital software ...

Elmhurst Energy, the UK’s leading accreditation scheme for energy assessors, has launched vital software to ensure the housebuilding industry meets updated Building Regulations, taking a major step to ...

17 Jun 2022
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