Nine 1970s residential blocks in central Salford are being given a new lease of life with both the inside and out being revitalised, thanks to a major retrofit scheme which incorporates premium performance Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen Board in the over-cladding of external walls. The £650 million ‘Creating a new
Author: Keith Hall
Green homes can cost just £1 per day to run!
Futuristic homes at 'The Edge', one of the UK’s most ambitious house building projects will cost (on average) just £1 per day to run (electricity and heating) and are being built by Gusto Homes on part of the Lincolnshire Showground near the historic city of Lincoln. On Wednesday 19th August, councillors
Social sector urged to snap up solar power
Social Enterprise and community funding organisation the Key Fund is urging charities, community businesses and Social Enterprises to take advantage of potential feed in tariff earnings and savings on their energy bills. Now the UK’s most prolific investor of its kind, Key Fund, is offering a limited blend of grant & loan
Loneliness in old age could be reduced – new report
A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) finds that residential housing (retirement village) with flexible care provision (extra care) can have a major impact in promoting residents’ quality of life and reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation. The report, funded by Audley Retirement and Bupa, surveyed residents of retirement villages
Reading Sustainability Centre goes hydro!
With all the doom and gloom of government cuts to the pre registration of Feed in Tariffs Reading Sustainabilty Centre have some good news. They have been planning to develop a hydro power scheme to supply renewable electricity generated by the fall of water at Caversham weir in Reading and they are moving
