£1.9m Campervan Boasts Bar and Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating is just one of the home comforts available in the world’s most expensive camper van, which is on sale now for a mere £1.9 million. The eleMMent palazzo, sold by Austrian vehicle manufacturers Marchi Mobile, is virtually a palace on wheels, measuring 40 feet long and with a 215 square foot pop-up roof terrace […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating Keeps London Zoo Tortoises Toasty
London Zoo recently called on the unique qualities of underfloor heating when seeking the ideal conditions to help conserve a rare species of giant tortoise. The zoo was seeking the best conditions for a specialist exhibition of Galapagos tortoises, and wanted the reptiles’ environment to be as cosy and welcoming as possible. Underfloor heating engineers then installed […]
Continue Reading...Power Cut Causes Protest at Underfloor Heating Prison
A prison protest in New Zealand at the weekend led to the facility being placed into lockdown after a power outage put pay to their television and underfloor heating. The power cut struck on Saturday at the Otago Corrections Facility in Milburn, and caused a seven-hour “passive protest” in the central yard of the affected accommodation […]
Continue Reading...Salford University to Host Conference on Renewable Energy Developments
The latest energy-saving developments in underfloor heating are just one of the topics to be showcased in the new year at the Green Power Forum (GPF). the University of Salford’s remarkable Eco Energy Hub is the venue for the forum, which will take place in January. It is a state-of-the-art testing and development facility,, which contains a […]
Continue Reading...Shipping Container Dwellings Are Here
The Daily Mail reported this week on a somewhat unusual idea for a ‘des res’; a converted shipping container decked out with underfloor heating and other mod cons to make a cosy little dwelling. The idea is the brainchild of entrepreneur Sam Minionis, who noticed the vast number of shipping containers which arrive in the […]
Continue Reading...Pompeii Villa Reveals Roman Underfloor Heating Pioneers
The Musee Maillol in Paris has just opened a startling new exhibition, a full reconstruction of a Roman villa from the doomed city of Pompeii. The reconstruction uses 2,000-year-old artefacts to show exactly how a prosperous Roman family would live in the villa, which includes a full recreation the civilisation’s pioneering underfloor heating system, the hypocaust. This […]
Continue Reading...British Builders and Environmentalists Urge Tax Breaks for Green Heating
A raft of organisations representing sectors of the UK building industry have released a joint statement urging the government to give consumers VAT incentives to take up the so-called ‘Green Deal’, which is meant to promote eco-friendly and energy efficient forms of heating. Organisations including the British Property Federation (BPF), the UK Green Building Council, […]
Continue Reading...Energy Experts Give Underfloor Heating Tips
Home energy experts at non-profit group Ebico gave one householder some top tips on how to get the most out of their underfloor heating this week. Writing on the This Is Money site in response to a homeowner’s query about how to efficiently use the underfloor heating in her flat, a spokesperson explained that the key lies […]
Continue Reading...Heating Oil Prices Climb
Recent indications have shown an increase in the price of heating oil in the UK, following falling prices throughout August. The increases began at the end of last week and as of this morning reached over 55p a litre. The price of oil is up across the board globally, which could have implications for householders […]
Continue Reading...Roman Underfloor Heating Unearthed at Ancient Fort
This month saw archaeologists explain to locals about the Roman invention of underfloor heating, at the remains of a fort in Tebay.The remains of the Roman fort at Low Borrowbridge Farm in the Lune Gorge are currently being excavated by the Lunesdale Archaeology Society, and the start of this month saw an open day at […]
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