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Posted on 21st January 2016
After a recent breakthrough from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), incandescent light bulbs, banned for general-purpose by the Government in 2012, could be making a strong comeback.
Posted on 9th December 2015
The deadline for businesses to register with the Environment Agency (EA) their compliance with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) has now passed.
Posted on 4th December 2015
For many it seems like carbon neutral – offsetting all carbon emissions so that the net output is zero – is the holy grail. But what about going carbon negative? Achieving “neutral” status is a worthy enough goal, let alone surpassing this to actually remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than you produce, but one small country in Asia is already there: Bhutan.
Posted on 24th November 2015
A new hydroelectric plant at Rydal Hall opening earlier this year is contributing to the Diocese of Carlisle becoming carbon neutral in its use of electricity across all of its properties.
Posted on 16th November 2015
Andrew Geens has been Head of Certification at CIBSE for nearly 5 years. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of CIBSE (FCIBSE) as well as being a registered EPC and DEC assessor. Prior to this Andrew was Professor of Building Services Engineering at the University of Glamorgan and has contributed to many research papers within the industry. Andrew’s interests in the sector include: indoor air quality, energy efficiency and low energy design in buildings; which have been demonstrated through his teaching, research and consultancy in both the UK and mainland Europe.
