Views sought on the efficacy of Energy Performance Certificates
CONCERN about the quality of information given to prospective property owners – regarding the energy performance of a building – is behind a consultation exercise…
Category: Energy efficiency
New ‘decarbonising’ fund launched for ‘public’ buildings
A NEW funding scheme has been launched, offering up to £20 million in grants to support local authorities, universities and what is being described as…
Crofters invited to apply for energy efficiency grants
CROFTERS are being invited to apply for Scottish Government-funded grants, to help improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Says the government, of its Croft…
So, what type of insulation?
Question: THERE are a huge number of options out there, so where does one begin to compare different types of insulation, not least a form…
Guidance issued on spray foam insulation
THE roofing insulation, spray foam, is the subject of a just-published guide, produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Says RICS here: “[We…
Second Edinburgh high school aiming for Passivhaus standards
WORK is expected to begin in May on a second Edinburgh school built to the energy-efficiency standard, Passivhaus. Hard on the heels of a school…
Warmer homes project benefits almost 2,500 properties in Glasgow
ALMOST 2,500 homes in the more deprived parts of Glasgow have had energy-efficiency measures (mainly external wall insulation) fitted to them, during the last financial…
Capital homes benefitting from external insulation
SOME 50 homes – from a target 166 – have had external insulation fitted to them, in the Oxgangs area of Edinburgh, to make them…
Energy efficiency improvements set for among Glasgow’s most deprived households
HOMES in some of Glasgow’s most deprived districts are to benefit from energy efficiency improvements, following the announcement of a near £6.5m grant. The Scottish…
New organisation seeks to ‘scale up’ energy efficiency
A NEW organisation has been launched to help ‘scale up’, among other things, energy-efficiency measures in buildings. Begins a Scottish Government announcement on the initiative,…