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Press Association – “Greener homes boost to become law”
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>According to an article entitled “Greener homes boost to become law” on the Press Association’s website on Wednesday 5th October 2011 “A series of wide-ranging measures aimed at helping millions of home-owners slash their energy bills has cleared Parliament and is now set to become law.
The Energy Bill will allow householders to pay for environmentally-friendly improvements to their homes, such as double-glazing and loft insulation, from the savings they make by using less gas and electricity under a new Green Deal.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has described the scheme as “the first of its kind anywhere in the world” and has said it would insure against future energy price rises while at the same time helping the poorest families save…
What on earth are “Eco-Friendly Window & Doors”?
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>Your choice of new energy efficient windows and doors for your home will make a real difference to both your property and the world around you. How? Well, according to the Energy Saving Trust, nearly a fifth of heat lost from un-insulated homes can be through the windows. By making a significant reduction to the amount of heat lost through your windows and doors you will be reducing the amount of energy you use to keep your home warm, plus save you money.
The technology used to design modern replacement windows and doors has tackled the key issues that have a major impact on how effective your windows and doors are at keeping your property warm. The main consideration has been to reduce the heat…
Why are energy rated replacement UPVC windows such a good investment?
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>UPVC replacement windows here in the UK are usually designed with five fundamental principles in mind: aesthetics, security, energy efficiency, durability and user-friendliness. Traditionally UPVC has slightly more chunkier frames that aluminium or timber frames, but can achieve the best energy rating as a result.
For the technical minded, as an example of the quality of UPVC windows available nowadays, here’s a list of reasons why the energy rated UPVC windows supplied and fitted by Hazlemere Windows genuinely stand out from the crowd, both energy efficiency, and therefore energy saving wise and security wise too:
* All windows are internally glazed so that glass cannot be removed from the outside
* Impact resistant 70mm UPVC frame with 3mm external wall
* The multi-chamber…
If you are serious about home improvement, here’s how
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>In an informative article entitled “New tricks for old bricks: How an eco-refurbishment scheme helped convert a Victorian terrace into a green flagship.” published on the day of the Royal Wedding on Friday 29th April 2011 in the property section of the Independent on-line, it’s author, Ruth Bloomfield reports how Brighton resident Ms Maria Hawton-Mead transformed her run down property into an example of what can be can done with carefully planned and executed home improvements. In addition it is an example of how long term out-goings can be cut down with up-front investment in installing eco-friendly energy saving products.
The article stated that Ms Hawton-Mead bought the property in 1999 in a pretty poor state without central heating. Like most of us put…
Is the Green Deal a con or contemporary thinking?
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>According to the Press Association the Government has informed peers in the House of Lords that their “plans to reduce the carbon footprint of homes across the country will bring greater energy security and protect pensioners from fuel poverty.” My concern is that the “Green Deal” turns out to be somewhat of a “Texas two-step”, but lets hope it is a genuine policy that will actually work, though I still am worried it may have in part been devised to help mask/offset the massive increase in energy costs that some have predicted is just a matter of time.
The Press Association stated that the House of Lords was told that “consumers will have to pay for modifications, which include insulation and double-glazing, with the savings…
Is the new “Green Deal” really good for home owners?
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>According to the earth “environment” section of the Telegraph website, in an article entitled “Environmental Preview of 2011” it surprisingly asserts that “The ‘greenest government ever’ has an opportunity to live up the title while climate change will be back in the spotlight as hope grows once again for a global deal.”. Anyway time will tell, but I have to own up to being a little sceptical given the massive Government cutbacks and an economy that is barely growing, plus the environmental, political and financial cost of building new wind farms is enormous and not to be underestimated.
The article on the Telegraph website suggests that “The ‘new green deal,’ that aims to make all homes more energy efficient, will be pushed through Parliament.…
Canny tips on insulation & heating from Alice Cannet
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>I came across an extremely long, but extremely helpful online article by Alice Cannet that was published in the Normandy Advertiser on 1st December 2010 entitled “How to control your heating bills“.
Now whilst the article primarily is focused on properties in Northern France, the principles involved in reducing heat loss and saving energy, apply equally to homes in the UK. For example Alison Cannet states that “a house that is not correctly insulated loses a significant amount of heat through walls, windows, floor, roof and chimneys. Even a well-heated home can feel cold in some places if the walls and windows are not insulated, because they lose heat to the outside and feel cold on the inside. Putting in proper insulation will help…
“Double-glazing your windows really can improve the UK’s energy security” according to the Lib Dem Energy and Climate Change Secretary of State Chris Huhne
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>In a speech to the London School of Economics yesterday, Chris Huhne, the Coalition Government’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary heralded the “new” Green Deal. However, having actually read his speech posted on the Liberal Democracts website, it does seem to me to lack substance, and though a commendable step in the right direction is rather full of wishful thinking and good intentions, as lacks detail and how the whole thing could not only actually be funded, but implemented.
Commenting on the content of his speech Mr Huhne stated “I want Britain to say goodbye forever to leaky lofts and chilly draughts. At a time of increasing gas prices energy efficiency is a no-brainer. It’s also a massive economic and job opportunity which could…
Clarke “every house…ought to be double glazed”
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>According to an article on the Energy Saving Trust website, property expert George Clarke is urging homeowners to replace their single-glazed windows with double glazing.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, George Clarke, presenter of Channel 4 Television’s “The Home Show” and “The Restoration Man” explained: “When you look at the potential energy savings, every house in the country ought to be double glazed.”
Mr Clarke has provided advice to consumers about how they can reduce energy bills and make their day to day living more energy efficient. He added: “There is a perception that eco-designed homes are newbuilds, with a lot of hi-tech modern features. But all homes need to become eco-homes if we are to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Kyoto Protocol.”…
Insulate your property and reduce your energy bills
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>One way you can save money and save energy according to the Footprints Ecoshop website is by fitting thermally efficient windows, as energy efficient double-glazing cuts heat loss and also reduces noise and condensation problems. According to the Energy Saving Trust installing energy efficient double glazing could mean savings of around £135 on bills annually if whole-house single glazing is replaced with Energy Saving Recommended double glazing.
There are of course other ways to ways to save energy and running costs. Key ones include cavity wall insulation, loft insulation door and floor insulation, whilst reducing draughts.
Statistics from the Energy Saving Trust
* The amount of heat lost in homes annually through uninsulated lofts and cavity walls is enough to heat over 1.6…
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