A new product from Knauf Insulation is changing the way we insulate rooms in the roof. Room-in-Roof Roll ensures easy and quick installation as well as excellent thermal performance.  The product recently forced a change of specification on a residential development at a prestigious location in Chester. Springfield Residential Development Company  produced a brief which aimed to ‘create a landmark house, with a range of features to attract a discerning homebuyer.’  The developers were aware o... Read Full Story

The new Zaha Hadid-designed museum in Glasgow is using Knauf Insulation’s FactoryClad 32 flexible insulation to meet demanding U-values on a complex 18,000 square metre roof. The Riverside Museum, which will open to the public in 2011, will create an iconic transport museum on the banks of the River Clyde. The building is designed as a winding tunnel-like structure with a complicated geometry roof that changes its profile over the length of the building to create a three-dimensional wave form... Read Full Story

A free insulation scheme has helped a local authority to cut its annual carbon emissions by 28,000 tonnes, according to a report. In 2007, Kirklees council launched its three-year Warm Zone initiative, to offer householders across the area free insulation, according to the Times. Since it was launched, insulation work has been carried out in 32,000 private homes. This has helped householders to save an average of £200 each year on their energy bills, a cumulative saving of £6.5 million. Over ... Read Full Story

News Source : Metro Did you know there are huge pots of grant money you can potentially claim to have your home insulated – regardless of your income? What’s more, by claiming a grant that can reduce the cost of home insulation by up to 60%, you can slash the carbon emissions of your home and save yourself 100s of pounds on your energy bills too.  The government has committed to cut CO2 emissions by a third in the next decade and has tasked the energy companies to help by subsid... Read Full Story

Installing loft installation is a straightforward job for someone who is fit and competent, but there are potential hazards that you should be aware of. Lofts can be dark, dusty places full of junk, as well as routes for electric cables and piping, so it’s important that you survey your loft and take proper precautions to prevent an accident or injury. Preparation and planning Work out how much insulation you’re going to need. Measure the dimensions of the loft. If you’re goin... Read Full Story

Today it is more important than ever before to minimise your footprint. Here’s a list of simple things you can do immediately These will start to reduce your contribution to global warming. The items in this list will cost you no money at all and will in fact save you money. Sign up to a green energy supplier, who will supply electricity from renewable sources (e.g. wind and hydroelectric power) – this will reduce your carbon emission contribution from electricity to zero Turn ... Read Full Story

News Source : Telegraph The average home can save £340 a year by being energy efficient, according to the Energy Saving Trust. This figure can be expected to rise dramatically if predictions of a quadrupling of household energy bills to more than £4,000 come true. Here are the trust’s top energy-saving tips. 1. LOOK FOR CAVITIES Around 33pc of the heat lost in an uninsulated home is through the walls, so insulating them can be one of the most cost-effective ways to save energy in th... Read Full Story

Cavity wall insulation and loft insulation can provide crucial ways to help reduce bills during the recession, it has been suggested. According to the Daily Telegraph, as much as 33 per cent of the heat lost in an uninsulated home is through the walls, meaning huge savings on heating can be made simply by installing cavity wall insulation. “Like double-glazing, cavity wall insulation will keep you warm in winter and can also help to keep you cool in the summer,” the newspape... Read Full Story

Source: BBC News The winner of a clean energy prize says government must show much greater urgency in insulating people’s homes. West Yorkshire’s Kirklees Council has won the prestigious Ashden award for its major home refurbishment programme. The council says the UK government could save families £200 a year and cut greenhouse gases if it guaranteed the cash for a nationwide “refurb”. The government says it plans a nationwide scheme based on Kirklees – and says ... Read Full Story

 Guardian News The average household energy bill could nudge £5,000 a year by 2020 if current price trends continue, nearly four times the present level, research from online switching service uSwitch.com warns. Uswitch points out that the average energy bill for a typical household has more than doubled since 2005 to £1,243 from £580. Extrapolating that into the future and after adding in the energy infrastructure spending that the country badly needs, that average rises to £4,733 over the n... Read Full Story