Domestic energy assessorscould be called upon to carry out monitoring of buildings in eco-towns if suggestions by experts are taken up by the government.The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Cabe) and Bioregional, the company behind the low-energy BedZed housing estate, have called on the government to...

Domestic energy assessors were consulted in the construction of ten houses which have achieved the Ecohomes 'Excellent' standard.The Quantum housing consortium developed the project in Hands Road, Heanor, which used to have low level coal pollution from a coal-carrying train line which ran through it.Each of the homes,...

Domestic energy assessors could get a glimpse at how a 'zero-carbon' home that still maintains the traditional appearance works.Nielsens Limited has proposed to build a property, which as well as a high level of insulation, would feature water conservation and sustainable sewage techniques.The house, which could be built...

Ground source heat pumps, water conservation systems and motion sensing LED lighting are among the measures being installed in a green hotel in Staffordshire.The Premier Inn Tamworth, which is being built by construction firm Carter Lauren, will be "groundbreaking" in its use of various energy efficiency and generation technologies.Using solar...

Direct energy assessors will get a chance to visit a home that has cut its carbon footprint by 76 per cent by creating a series of energy efficient measures.The EcoDIY bungalow in Clacton, Essex, which has been fitted with water conservation, microgeneration and energy efficiency features by the family living...

Domestic energy assessorsinterested in seeing energy efficiency and generation technologies in action should head to Norfolk this week.A development of 15 homes which are testing a variety of technologies including ground source heat pumps, solar photovoltaic panels and heat recovery is throwing its doors open as part of...

Direct energy assessors can cit the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) when they inform clients that insulation is the most cost effective way of reducing the carbon footprint and energy consumption of a household.The RICS has published a guide which compares the set up costs and payback time of...

Ground source heat pumps, insulation and water conservation measures combine to help residents at an eco-development make significant savings on their bills.The measures, which domestic energy advisers can provide information on, have helped one family at the Ecostessey Park development save £200 a month on their energy bills.Sara Armstrong told...

A church is to have its roof raised so that a structure to support acrobats can be fitted.The acrobats of the University of Exeter's BA Specialist Performance Skills (Stage Combat) course will be kept warm by insulation which will be placed in the roof as part of the transformation of...

A Victorian home has had photovoltaic panels, water conservation measures and extensive insulation installed in a bid to cut its carbon emissions by 80 per cent.The council-owned terrace house in Camden has been fitted with various technologies to increase its energy efficiency by the local authority working in conjunction with...

The key to having an environmentally friendly home is to focus on energy efficiency and sustainability, according to an expert.Isobel McKenzie-Price, the editorial director of Britain's biggest selling home and decoration magazine - Ideal Homes - claims that those two areas are the most important for homeowners who want to...