Energy Efficiency Grants

Find out about energy efficiency grants and offers to help you make energy saving improvements to your home, by visiting direct.gov

Green Growth

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has issued a stark warning that the UK's economic growth strategy will not work unless the government pursues "green growth" by investing in industries such as energy efficiency and clean energy. 
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Article from http://www.guardian.co.uk

Homes Energy Efficiency Database

HEED can be briefly described as a national database which tracks house-by-house the energy efficiency characteristics of the UK's housing stock

• If you are unfamiliar with HEED you may find the  Introduction to HEED page useful
• If you have heard about HEED Online 2 and would like to find out if you are eligible for an account or would like to register visit the  Requesting a HEED Online 2 account Page 
• If you are looking for HEED Online 2 User Guides or the terms of use for HEED data you can find them on the  HEED Online 2 user guides and documentation page
• If you are looking for the official CERT reports produced for DECC by EST they can be found on the  CERT reports from HEED page

 If you have any queries you can contact the HEED team via  heed@est.org.uk

For more information go to energysavingtrust.org.uk  where this information is taking from.

R-values

Did you know R values only measure energy  loss by conduction, while energy is also lost in buildings by convection and radiation, as well as conduction. R-value ratings make no comment on this reality.

SIPs and the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code

In May of 2011, the International Code Council released the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  The 2012 version of the code contains a number of increased energy efficiency requirements, accounting for an approximately 30 percent rise in energy efficiency for residential buildings over the 2006 IECC. Full article

Article from SIPA, Gig Harbor, WA - Technical Bulletin #5

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency starts with a well-insulated building envelope.
One major contributor to energy reduction is the specification of structural insulated panels (SIPS) from SIPSIndustries.