Underfloor Heating Set for an Upturn in 2012-15
The underfloor heating market is set to experience a lucrative 24 months in 2012 and 2013, according to a report recently published by MTW research. Having seen an upturn in 2010, the report noted that the underfloor heating industry saw a slight downturn in 2011, due to a number of factors including a slump in consumer confidence and a […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating and Geothermal Energy
Underfloor heating is the best way to ensure that householders derive the benefit from ground source heat pumps, the next big thing in energy-efficient heat generation. Experts believe that if the conditions are right then a geothermal heat pump can save a household some £480 a year in energy bills, more than can be generated with […]
Continue Reading...UFO Hotel Takes Underfloor Heating to the Space Age
Have you ever fancied going on holiday in a UFO? Or maybe a relaxing break in a tree-house is more to your liking? Either way, an award-winning innovative hotel in the Swedish forest has both bases covered. Nestling in thick woods near the Lule River, the UFO resembles a crash-landed flying saucer and is one […]
Continue Reading...Environment Agency Publishes Energy-Efficiency League Table
The Environment Agency published its first performance league table for energy efficiency among businesses and public sector organisations this week, as part of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficient Scheme. There are some 1,301 different businesses and organisations taking part in the scheme, and the league table ranks them in order of the speed […]
Continue Reading...Minister Commits Government to Supporting Renewable Energy
A government minister stressed the Coalition’s commitment to renewable energy this week during a meeting with providers in Bristol. Junior minister for the Department for Energy and Climate Change Charles Hendry said that the government wished to support renewable energy companies in the long-term, saying: “We’ve got to be clear that we will not make retrospective changes. […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating Keeps Sheltered Housing Green and Cosy
A new £7 million sheltered housing complex in Edinburgh offers a range of cosy and energy-efficient features, such as underfloor heating, solar panels on the roof and a communal gas-fired heating system. The Quarries housing complex, in Gilmerton, has flats with the capacity to house a total of 58 tenants, and was designed with energy-saving […]
Continue Reading...£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 […]
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