The construction of a new building that contains a number of water conservation, solar thermal and insulation features has begun in North Yorkshire.Harrogate's Regional Agricultural Centre, which is located at the Great Yorkshire Showground, is set to cost £5.1 million in total, but so far it is just phase one...

Domestic energy assessors, along with the rest of the public, are being asked to dedicate ten minutes next week to doing something green.Energy Saving Week, which starts on Monday (October 6th), aims to get people to change their behaviour to cut down their carbon footprint.Kate Lawrence of the...

Domestic energy assessors could tell homeowners that rising fuel costs need not deter them from making energy-efficiency improvements.According to environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE), making energy-efficient improvements and modifying certain behaviours could even help people save money on electrical bills.Marie Reynolds, spokesperson for FoE said:...

A property which gets its power from a hydrogen fuel cell in the back garden has just been opened in Birmingham. Located on Stocking Street, the green house is the first permanent hydrogen-powered home connected to the national grid.Waldemar Bujalski from the University of Birmingham's fuel cells group told the...

Domestic energy assessors could have a part to play in helping the UK meet more exacting targets for reducing the nation's carbon emissions.The independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to boost buildings' energy efficiency in a bid to cut emissions by 80 per cent.Currently,...

Energy assessors will get a chance to glimpse inside the first straw bale building in the UK, following its opening in Essex.The building, which has been built by packing straw bales inside a timber frame, also features water conservation measures and was built in an unusual way.First the roof was...

Domestic energy assessorscould help improve properties to ease private renters concerns.A recent study has shown that 79 per cent of renters are worried about the rising cost of their household bills.The study by the National Landlords Association (NLA) revealed that household bills were the second most important factor...