Underfloor heating lies at the heart of Oxfordshire’s first entirely carbon-neutral school building, it was revealed this week. The Oxford Mail reported on the completion of the £4.4 million sixth form block at Cooper School, in Bicester means that the two-storey building is ready to open in September and receive its first intake of students. […]

Underfloor heating is proving to be the salvation of some of Britain’s most picturesque and far-flung holiday homes. With their authentic stone walls and high ceilings, demand is high for converted farmhouses, vicarages and other buildings from a bygone age but often potential buyers are put off by the prospect of having to tend a […]

Underfloor heating is now commonplace in many homes, and householders well know the cosy benefits that it can bring. But there are now forms of underfloor heating that animals other than a few lucky family pets can benefit from ? as the recent case of a rather unusual dairy farm demonstrates. The newly built farm […]

There are several different kinds of flooring suitable for underfloor heating, but as with the forms of underfloor heating themselves it is always dependent on what is best for an individual property. Having looked at the suitability of different forms of underfloor heating in the past, now we’ll take a quick look at the choices […]

Conservatories can be very troublesome to heat efficiently or cheaply, given the glass walls and high ceilings associated with such buildings. However, they are also a delight to sit in and while away a summer’s afternoon, and a truly cosy conservatory can be a real asset to a home. Fortunately, more people are waking up […]

Last week, the UK government revealed some of the requirements for licensing and accreditation under the Green Deal scheme, including for providers of condensing boilers, ground and air source heat pumps, insulation and draught proofing, water saving measures, biomass boilers, solar panels and underfloor heating. A code is being developed in conjunction with the construction […]

A new Hull health centre featuring state of the art underfloor heating is one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the region, according to construction contractors Binks Building Services. The Wilberforce Health Centre cost £16.5 million and is due to open in December. Its modular system was fabricated off-site and features rainwater harvesting, constant hot […]

Underfloor heating manufacturers have begun to market a far greater choice of accessories and easy to use system and fitting options, as they seek to ride the wave of the ever-increasing popularity of underfloor heating. Installations are constantly on the rise, and the need to increase consumer choice and give more consideration to the necessary […]

Due to energy economy, ease of installation and unrivalled user control functions, underfloor heating systems are more popular among aspiring home improvers out there than ever before. With two separate systems available; wet underfloor heating and electric underfloor heating – the consumer has the option as to whether thay want their underfloor heating run from […]

The Greenbuild Expo, the largest annual eco-construction event held in the north of England, is soon to play host to a brand new, award winning construction by architect Ric Frankland. Mr Frankland, based in Manchester, has created a dimunitive, fully functioning structure named ‘Dwelle’, combining Dutch eco-friendly and energy-saving features as timber framing, underfloor heating, double […]