Summer retrofit: Why cooler homes matter too

Gary Lawson, managing director at Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd, explains how retrofit helps homes remain comfortable year-round using smart design and communication As the UK’s climate grows warmer and more unpredictable, home comfort is no longer just a winter concern. The rise in summer temperatures is making overheating a more

More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before

More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those numbers need to increase even further, according to the government's climate advisers. The independent Climate Change Committee said that the government needed to make sure that households benefit from the switch to cleaner technologies through lower

Heat Pump Month – free events

Heat Pump Month - free events

Heat Pump Month, backed by Ground Source Heat Pump Association, Heat Pump Association, Heat Pump Federation and MCS kicks off on Thursday 17th June with a month-long series of free-to-attend online events to bring together housing, built-environment, policy and installation professionals to collaborate around one the UK’s greatest carbon-reduction challenges

Cooling: hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals

Cooling: hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals

A new study, led by the University of Oxford and published recently in Nature Sustainability, sets out a framework for delivering sustainable cooling. It also examines cooling needs in the context of sustainable development, and finds that this is a global blind spot.   ‘Cooling is essential to human well-being and health,