Harry Bratt

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has announced a new project alongside BEIS to “modernise home energy rating scheme in time for Future Homes Standard”. As part of a 3-year undertaking, BRE will develop a new version of the Standard Assessment

f you’re looking to make your home more energy-efficient and future-proof, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is here to help. This UK government initiative supports homeowners in England and Wales to switch to low-carbon heating systems, like heat pumps or

Buying a cost-efficient and low carbon home with a heat pump, or another form of low-carbon technology, is becoming more important to prospective homebuyers. That’s according to new research conducted by the estate agent, Savills. The analysis shows

An assessment has found that boosting the energy efficiency of six million homes between 2009 to 2019 will save them nearly £200 per year from April 2022. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) assessment found six million homes had been upgraded to

A recent review of 2021 figures, collated by Carbon Brief, show heat pump sales growing to double-digits in countries such as Austria and China, but globally remains short of net-zero targets to embrace the low-carbon heating technology and limit global

Earlier this month, architects and campaigners led a march on the Houses of Parliament demanding the Government take action on energy efficiency and low carbon heating in homes. A coalition of 25 organisations led by the Architects Climate Action Network

Figures collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show 56% of homes in South Oxfordshire had an EPC rating of Band D or lower in 2020-21. Despite the pressure of an energy crisis, many homes in the region are losing heat through their fabric

The UK must do more to insulate the country’s draughty homes, says Britain’s climate change chief. Government policy on insulation is “very poor” and better policy is the solution to the energy crisis, says Chris Stark, head of the

As the installation of heat pumps increases in the UK, we are often asked what it’s really like living with a heat pump, as opposed to a gas boiler, or other forms of

Households are set to face a large increase in energy bills from April after the regulator lifted the cap on default tariffs to £1,971. Due to a quadrupling in energy prices since last year, Ofgem, the energy regulator, has lifted the maximum rate that

An Energy Systems Catapult project working across the UK with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has found there is no property type or architectural era that is unsuitable for a heat

The Midlands Energy Hub has coordinated a bid to secure more than £82m of Government funding through the Sustainable Warmth