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What funding is available for energy saving measures for homes? The answer is … not much
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What funding is available for energy saving measures for homes? The answer is … not much

  Announcements by government ministers and energy companies give the impression that funding is readily available to everyone for energy...
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Exciting whole-house, fabric-first energy saving makeover! Join us in Birmingham, Saturday 9th & Friday 15th March
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Exciting whole-house, fabric-first energy saving makeover! Join us in Birmingham, Saturday 9th & Friday 15th March

Join us for a small group visit to Shivaji and Magdalen's house in Birmingham to see their whole-house, fabric-first energy...
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VCSE organisations – do you qualify for a free energy saving assessment?
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VCSE organisations – do you qualify for a free energy saving assessment?

    If you manage a voluntary, community or social enterprise building you might qualify for a free energy saving...
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Which is better – heating the whole house or just heating one or two rooms?
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Which is better – heating the whole house or just heating one or two rooms?

  I often get asked, "which is better, heating the whole house, or just heating one or two rooms"?  Recently...
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Helping a household with an under-performing heat pump
Climate emergency Energy saving householder

Helping a household with an under-performing heat pump

  In December 2022 I was contacted by a household in Coventry who had a heat pump installed in 2010,...
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Your 15-minute neighbourhood energy expert
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Your 15-minute neighbourhood energy expert

  Your 15-minute neighbourhood energy expert ... that's me, and my small team of helpers. If I can walk to...
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Places of worship!  Here is your chance to see energy-saving destratification fans in action
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Places of worship! Here is your chance to see energy-saving destratification fans in action

  In 2022 I gave energy saving advice to Selly Oak Friends Meeting House, through the Footsteps programme. One of the...
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Do homeowners really want to take out unsecured loans for energy saving measures?
Climate emergency Energy saving householder

Do homeowners really want to take out unsecured loans for energy saving measures?

    I was not at all surprised to read a recent report from Citizens' Advice which said that homeowners...
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“Great British Insulation Scheme” grants – how will you spend yours?  Webinar 31 July 2023
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“Great British Insulation Scheme” grants – how will you spend yours? Webinar 31 July 2023

  A lot of people have been asking me ... is it true that there is going to be a...
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Spring Budget 2023 – tax breaks for businesses who invest in energy efficiency
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Spring Budget 2023 – tax breaks for businesses who invest in energy efficiency

  In the March 2023 Budget the Chancellor announced a tax break that allows businesses to deduct 100% of capital...
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