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Green makeover help’s city centre church save money

SunGift Solar has completed a solar PV array for a Plymouth church that is set to save hundreds of pounds a year on ele......more

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Smart meter potential is ignored by 75% of people says E.ON’s research

Vital home running cost savings are being ignored by some 37m (75%) of British people because they are not taking full ......more

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Estate agents home visits provide a rich seam of stories says author

Insulted, vilified, pursued by livestock, electrocuted and propositioned, estate agents are as popular as wasps at a ba......more

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‘New’ depression highlights Chancellor’s lack of ideas!

Construction declined by a further 13% in January according to the Construction Products Association and the recent dou......more

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Carbon neutral homes win award

‘Groundbreaking’, Richard Newcombe Court, in Cambridge, has won best development in the Sustain Magazine awards. Th......more

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TrustMark’s minor works ‘mini-contract’ protects homeowners and tradesmen

Launched at a recent National Homebuilding and Renovating Show is TrustMark’s Mini Form of Contract, developed in......more

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Twenty two Green Deal Providers sign DECC agreement

Twenty two organisations have met with Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to work to become the first Green Deal provi......more

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Campaign to beat ‘unscrupulous’ solar panel fitting cowboys

A campaign launched aims to crack down on “unscrupulous” installers of solar panels seeking to cash in on the confu......more

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More consistency required in building control decisions!

Building control officers could be more consistent in their decision making according to Web Dynamics, the multi-foil i......more

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Feed-in tariff reduction may cause months of solar industry paralysis

  The National Home Improvement Council is one of many organisations that is very worried and perplexed by the gov......more

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Fuel poverty is nearer 6m but there’s no mention in new report

An independent report has been published advising the government how it could best tackle the problem of fuel poverty b......more

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UKERC raises concern over Green Deal ‘rationale’

  Following last month’s (December) publication of consultative documents, a report from the UK Energy Research ......more

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Largest concentration of naturally heated homes

The UK’s largest concentration of naturally-heated homes constructed using innovative building materials and tech......more

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National home improvement style is stuck in the 70s!

  The British are stuck in a 30-year rut inspired by their parents’ 1970s style ethic when it comes to their hom......more

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Councillors accused of ‘ignorance in wind turbine planning row

Councillors have been branded “ignorant” after going against the advice of their own planners and refusing an appli......more

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Three quarters of us don’t know what the Green Deal is?

New research from Pilkington energikare™has found that three quarters of us don’t know what the Green Deal is, with......more

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CIOB launch free, interactive Carbon Action 2050

In an ever-growing body of guidance and advice about carbon, understanding what can be done to make a difference right ......more

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CompetentRoofer scheme brings savings for homeowners and landlords

It seems that the Secretary of State, Chris Huhne’s proposed Green Deal will not work? His Department of Energy and C......more

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Can the Green Deal really work?

It seems that the Secretary of State, Chris Huhne’s proposed Green Deal will not work? His Department of Energy and C......more

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Pollution reducing pilot scheme uses Ecologic

An innovative pilot project using a ground-breaking pollution-reducing tile on seven semi detached houses in Kinglassie......more

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