Conservatories are to be subject to new government legislation to tackle carbon emissions.Part L of the Buildings Regulations will be used by the government to help meet carbon emission reduction targets.By 2010, the regulation is expected to be applied to conservatories and outbuildings, meaning that homeowners will need to ensure...

Hundreds of households in Glasgow are now benefiting from lower fuel bills after £1.5 million was spent on installing double glazing, it has been reported. Under the scheme, which was carried out by the North Glasgow Housing Association, more than 400 tenants saw their properties refurbished, with both flats and...

Failing to take steps such as installing insulation or double glazing in order to increase domestic energy efficiency levels should be made a criminal offence, one expert has argued. According to the latest official estimates, UK private homes currently produce five times as much carbon emissions than industrial premises. And...

A property's green home status should be regularly examined by a homeowner to ensure the most energy efficient practices are being followed, one environmental expert has claimed. Writing for the Independent, Chiara Cavaglieri stated that people can find out about the green credentials of a property by looking at its...

Homeowners are being called on to install insulation, double glazing and ensure electronic appliances are turned off over night as part of a carbon fast for Lent. The Tearfund development agency began the initiative with support from the Right Reverend James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool and the Right Reverend Dr...

Homeowners in the UK can collectively save as much as £1 million per year by adopting a number of 'green home' measures, one eco-doctor has claimed. Speaking to the News of the World, Dr Paula Owen of the Energy Saving Trust said that using energy-saving light bulbs, improving insulation and...

Rising energy costs along with increasing interest in cutting carbon emissions have made energy saving a hot topic, according to an architect.Nigel Peel, of Architect Your Home Manchester, told Property Confidential that measures such as double glazing windows and installing high efficiency boilers can lead to significant money and energy...

Domestic energy assessors in Scotland could hand out advice conceived of by Glasgow Caledonian University for ways of boosting the energy efficiency of traditionally built homes.The university team presented its solutions for making homes in which hundreds of thousands live more energy efficient to a Historic Scotland Conference.Almost...

Before buying new windows for their home consumers should check their energy performance, according to a home improvements firm.Accompanied by celebrity interior designer Anna Ryder Richardson, Anglian Home Improvement's Mel Russell noted the importance of selecting windows which help keep a home's heat in.She said: "If you are going to...

Installing insulation,double-galzing and energy efficient boilers are among the suggestions from a property expert to help people slash their energy costs.Anna Ryder, who teamed up with the Energy Savings Trust and Anglian Home Improvements to create an energy efficiency guide for homeowners, said the only way to keep a lid...

Domestic energy assessors could capitalise on the rising amount of interest consumers are taking in energy efficiency, as demonstrated by their internet search habits.According to traffic monitoring firm Hitwise, searches related to energy efficiency have seen a sharp rise in the last 12 months.The company attributes the growing...