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Ed Balls MP visited Anglian Home Improvements’ branch in West Yorkshire where he was met by Branch Manager, Mark Allen, and the GGF’s Deputy Chief Executive, Giles Wilson In the run up to the General Election, the GGF plans to engage with MPs who have GGF Members in their constituencies. With the Election scheduled to[…]
Learning Curve Mitsubishi Electric video highlights the benefits of their Learning Curve educational programme The Learning Curve is a half-day course for primary schools and children’s groups that is focused on how to reduce, reuse and recycle’ and encourages the consumers of tomorrow to look at ways they can have an impact on reducing energy[…]
Certified Passive House Tradesperson Course Zehnder support for Certified Passive House Training The first course has been designed to provide participants with the opportunity to learn the practical skills required achieving the Passive House energy standard and stay one step ahead in what is fast becoming an increasingly competitive industry. As Europe’s leading provider of[…]
Panasonic reviews the latest Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme Under the new regulations, landlords will find it easier to apply to the scheme – which provides financial rewards in exchange for installing renewable heating systems such as air source heat pumps (ASHP) in tenants’ homes. If social landlords already have Energy Performance Certificates for their[…]
Over the course of a normal winter’s day up to 0.7kg of water vapour can pass through a 1mm gap over 100mm building component thickness, across 1m length at 10Pa pressure difference. Following are some best practice guidelines for successful installations, as experienced by the DuPont Tyvek® Technical team and developed through both on-site support[…]
The presentation was part of the Zero Carbon Hub’s ‘Low Energy Know How’ events Held in Grimsby, industry professionals and housebuilders were informed of the zero carbon journey, its definition and cost of meeting the standard, as well as being updated on the performance gap project, which aims to close the gap between the design[…]
In a speech to over 200 guests, staff and students, Sir David said: We in Britain have been leaders in understanding the Life Sciences and you will be the leaders of tomorrow. Nothing could be more important in the area of scholarship than this. Understanding the natural sciences and the processes that brought us here[…]
Green Alternatives Green buildings are a great alternative to conventional buildings as they are designed and constructed in a way that makes it sustainable and environmentally friendly. Although conventional buildings are very common, according to the World Green Building Council they consume approximately 30-40% of global energy, this is a particular problem for countries such[…]
It is well known that using an AVCL (Air and Vapour Control Layer) in a building envelope will help to gain optimum energy efficiency and thus promote building longevity. This, however, can only be realistically achieved if the standard of installation is high. Over the course of a normal winter’s day up to 0.7kg of[…]
