How to improve older buildings ….
See and feel what can be achieved with the right improvements in older homes. Now you get the opportunity to view 50+ homes nationwide and two right here on the edge of Shrewsbury. Take a look at the open homes …
Author: Claus Best
Pre-manufactured Passivhaus buildings
The Meade brothers founded their company PYC Construction, which builds Passivhaus standard homes – the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world. They started in the insulation and construction business in 1993 working out of converted farm buildings in …
Private rented homes to be above EPC Band F
The Chancellor has announced that all privately rented homes are to be at EPC Band E or above by 1st April 2018. The new regulation will come into force without the previously offered grants available through the Green Deal or …
4 weeks post Referendum
A month on from the historic EU referendum and we’re beginning to get more of an idea about what will happen once we leave. Naturally at Smart Energy Services, one of our main concerns is any changes in energy policies …
Retrofit Academy has Register of Professionals
The Academy of Retrofit Coordinators, previously the Center of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) has opened a register of trained professionals who have taken the Diploma of Retrofit Coordination and Risk management. http://www.retrofitacademy.org/learners/network-members/
Retrofit to achieve lower CO2 aims
Retrofitting – the effective way to achieve CO2 reduction in the UK housing sector. Article by Claus Best, expert retrofitter and owner of Smart Energy Services, Shropshire. With the Government’s vote to scrap zero carbon homes and estimation that the …
Use World Environment Day to improve your world
Did you know it is World Environment Day this weekend? The worldwide national day – which this week falls on Sunday (June 5th) – was started in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. And the ethos behind it is …
Green Office Week
To celebrate Green Office Week, which runs from May 9 to 14, we’re taking a look at how businesses across Shropshire and beyond could improve their energy efficiency. The huge benefits of this are not only good for the environment …
PRESS RELEASE
Landlords across Shropshire are being warned to ensure their properties are energy efficient – before it becomes illegal to rent them out. From this month tenants have the right to request efficiency improvements, but the work must be completed before …