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Home insulation put in place by 61%
11/04/2007 15:09:46
Over six out of ten Britons have spent money on insulating their home in order to conserve energy, according to new research.Statistics from uSwitch.com show that 61 per cent of people in the UK claim to have spent money on the ec0-friendly practice....
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Scottish parties set out energy-efficiency goal
05/04/2007 16:14:28
Scotland's political parties have been setting out their environmental policies ahead of next months elections to the Holyrood parliament, with several of them planning to implement more energy efficiency measures, including insulation.Explaining the...
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Plaid promises more energy efficient buildings
05/04/2007 16:13:30
Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist political party, has launched its Sustainability Charter ahead of next month's Welsh assembly elections, which will include new measures to promote energy efficiency in buildings.The scheme sets a target of a three ...
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Council launches Affordable Warmth programme
04/04/2007 16:58:46
Flintshire County Council has announced the launch of its new Affordable Warmth programme, which will encourage homeowners in the north Wales county to install insulation and other energy-efficiency measures.Nia Prys-Williams, the energy conservation...
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Part L gives lift to construction product sales
04/04/2007 16:56:58
The construction products industry has been boosted by the introduction of Part L of the latest published Ernst and Young/Construction Products Association (CPA) Activity Barometer.According to the barometer, which was introduced in 2005, sales are a...
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Insulation 'moves up list of homebuyer priorities'
03/04/2007 17:09:46
While many sellers carry out home improvements before putting their property on the market, installing energy-efficient features such as cavity wall insulation could prove more useful than simply changing the decor, new research suggests.A poll from ...
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Brits 'doing nothing despite insulation understanding'
02/04/2007 17:23:43
While people understand the benefit of energy-saving measures such as installing cavity wall insulation or a gas condensing boiler, many are doing nothing about it, new research reveals.The Green Barometer index from the Energy Saving Trust (EST) fou...
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Insulation a top tip for the Hips, says Renewable Energy Centre
30/03/2007 17:31:19
The Renewable Energy Centre has said that householders should invest in home insulation to achieve a good rating on the new Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) being introduced as part of the government's new Home information pack (Hips) regulatio...
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Government announces Hips regulations
30/03/2007 17:27:38
The government has put before parliament its new Home information pack (Hips) regulations, which will come into effect on June 1st.Hips are designed to improve home energy efficiency and provide extra information about the energy performances of home...
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Insulation the cornerstone of green building, says TV star
29/03/2007 16:18:49
Those planning to build eco-friendly homes need to prioritise the basics, such as fitting insulation, a presenter of an ecological TV show has said.In an interview with New Consumer Magazine, Dick Strawbridge, presenter of BBC 2 show It's Not Easy Be...
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