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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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Yesterday saw the launch of a new government scheme to encourage the take-up of renewable heating systems in social housing across the UK. The £3 million initiative, overseen by the Energy Saving Trust on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), aims to help such households reduce their energy costs. Under the scheme registered […]

When it comes to heating one’s home, consumers are often confused as to which is the cheapest and most efficient option. For many, they just go with what is already installed in their property, but for others, such as people considering a new build or the installation of underfloor heating, making the right choice can save money and make […]

Terra Therma is pround to announce “we are now a fully accredited MCS member”. We can now assist clients in accessing the government renewables grant schemes for both Air & Ground Source Heat Pumps as well as Solar Thermal and soon Solar PV & PVT.

Terra Therma is now helping more and more plumbing & heating contractors with our Supply Only Service. We offer first class design expertise combined with unparalleled support. We remove the guess work ensuring the UFH system installed both heats the property correctly but without costing a fortune. We provide an insured design, quality European components […]