EiD is always interested in finding articles on sustainable energy from smaller newspapers. How they convey messages to their readership is very important. Mike Bridgen writes on the Darlington and Stockton Times website about the upcoming obligation for landlords to ensure their properties meet a minimum energy performance requirement by April 2018. Changes on … Continue reading Ensuring landlords are ready to meet their energy efficiency obligations in the UK
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Need to raise level of ambition for sustainable construction
John Grant, Senior Lecturer in Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, provides a convincing argument on the Conversation website about why we need to go from hamlet-sized projects to city scale to take advantage of our eco-technology knowledge. As Grant states, “We must not forget that the 2050 Climate Change target is not some … Continue reading Need to raise level of ambition for sustainable construction
Looking for new ways to help customers save energy
The state of Vermont has been one of the leaders in addressing energy efficiency in the United States. While much has been done, it is encouraging to see that Efficiency Vermont is still challenging the status quo to achieve even greater savings. Tim Perrin from Efficiency Vermont writes about a recent pilot project in the … Continue reading Looking for new ways to help customers save energy
London planning first school built on Passivhaus design principles
Plans are underway for a school in London to be build following the Passivhaus approach. Jess Staufenberg explains about recent developments on the Schoolsweek website. Passivhaus schools claim to reduce energy costs by 80 per cent The first secondary school to use energy-saving Passivhaus design principles is set to be built for the Harris … Continue reading London planning first school built on Passivhaus design principles
Understanding the value of your home when it is more energy efficient
Improving the energy performance of our buildings is fundamental in our energy transition. Enda Gunnell, CEO of Pinergy, writes in the Irish Independent about the gains in market value since building energy ratings have become compulsory. Don't underestimate energy efficiency - and add €30,000 to the value of your home In much the same … Continue reading Understanding the value of your home when it is more energy efficient
Some useful advice when considering undertaking an energy retrofit
Only this week, EiD received an email from a colleague in Australia who said he finally had to give in and install air conditioning. The temperature reached 40 degrees C and became unbearable. Other friends have talked about their days at minus 30 degrees in Canada. Whether you are at these extremes or whether you … Continue reading Some useful advice when considering undertaking an energy retrofit
New survey of facility managers shows current patters of energy management and investments
Marketwired writes an important article on the Yahoo Finance website about a recent survey by the consulting firm DNV GL of facility managers. While the survey was undertaken in the US, the lessons learned are for practically everyone. DNV GL Survey: Majority of Facility Managers View Energy Efficiency as Proven Operating and Investment Strategy … Continue reading New survey of facility managers shows current patters of energy management and investments
Reflections on new UK government review on consumer advice for energy efficiency
As regular readers know, EiD is part of the Energy Advice Exchange, an informal discussion group arguing for a higher priority for the provision of energy advice. It is encouraging that the UK has recently published a relevant review that should be of interest to all EiD readers. Catrin Maby, a member of the Energy … Continue reading Reflections on new UK government review on consumer advice for energy efficiency
Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package
Consumers should be at the centre of EU energy in buildings policy. Active and engaged consumers are essential for Europe to achieve the ambitions to modernise the EU’s economy making it low carbon, secure and competitive, set out in the Commission’s recent ‘Clean Energy For All Europeans' proposals. However, consumer support for energy efficiency and … Continue reading Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package
Reflections on the European Commission’s ‘winter package’
Louise Sunderland, an independent consultant and a member of the Energy Advice Exchange, has written this important article on her initial reaction to having read the Commission’s winter package, entitled ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’ that was published on November 30th. We would now like to get your views. Commission’s Winter Package: “consumers are … Continue reading Reflections on the European Commission’s ‘winter package’
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