decarbonisation

Over 2,000 households have volunteered to join Energy Systems Catapult’s Living Lab. The Living Lab project started in 2017 with 100 homes, providing a real-world test environment where innovators can rapidly design, market-test and launch energy products, services, and business models. Energy Systems Catapult has welcomed volunteer households from a variety of property types across […]

Gary Neville used InstallerShow23 to call upon the government to provide more support to both homeowners and businesses to ensure that low-carbon measures are actually affordable to install In a passionate keynote session at the show, Gary, who has an extensive property portfolio in Manchester, said that the energy efficiency and low carbon improvements touted […]

Day two of InstallerSHOW was a roaring success, with thousands more visitors joining us at the NEC. With 10 live content areas and over 450 exhibitors, there was plenty going on, so here are some of the highlights. George Clarke was in conversation with Tom Reynolds in the Bathroom Zone and then visited the elemental […]

It’s been a fantastic opening day at InstallerSHOW today – featuring the elemental content theatres – with thousands of visitors joining us at the NEC. With 10 live content areas and over 450 exhibitors, there was plenty going on, so here are some of the highlights. We had a brilliant turn-out for the first meet-up […]

The Heat Pump Ready zone at InstallerSHOW this week will be one of the event’s highlights, with a focus on innovation that will accelerate the deployment of domestic heat pumps in the UK. There will also be series of talks and demonstrations on the stand, on topics including: Making heat pump installations quicker, better, and […]

Rinnai’s stand at this month’s InstallerSHOW will feature Naked Energy’s VirtuHOT solar thermal system. The solar system will be alongside Rinnai’s H3 initiative – an extensive range which includes technologies for all mainstream varieties of energy including: H1– Hydrogen and DME,  BioLPG ready appliances H2 – Hybrid systems of heat pumps, solar thermal, solar PV […]

Historic England has published a study of different air source heat pump installations in historic buildings and concluded that the technology is able to deliver cost-effective heating at low temperatures when allowed to run for long periods without interruption. The publication, in its series Heat Pumps in Historic Buildings, is designed to provide guidance for […]

UK Power Networks’ NeatHeat project is seeing new boiler systems trialled in 30 homes across London, the South East and the East of England – offering a low emissions solution for homes which may be unable to install a heat pump. The trial, which runs for 12 months and involves Ovo Energy customers, will seek […]

We’re back at the NEC this month for InstallerSHOW, with a programme of free content to support those working on decarbonising public sector buildings. For social housing professionals, we will have the Housing Hub – featuring the NHIC Home Upgrades conference – with hundreds of expert speakers talking about housing retrofit and zero-carbon newbuild. We’ll […]

Wates Innovation Zone at InstallerSHOW will feature exclusive product demos and an actionable, insights-led speaker schedule. Returning to the event after a very successful partnership in 2022, the zone will showcase a host of extensively vetted suppliers who can offer genuine, market-leading sustainable technology to help in the design, construction, maintenance and use of buildings. […]

Arup has been appointed to develop a new sustainability vision and strategy for Scottish Rugby. The plan will be presented to Scottish Rugby Limited’s Board later this summer. Scottish Rugby’s Chief Executive Mark Dodson said: We know there is a great deal to do on this sustainability journey but we believe working alongside our clubs, […]

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is running an open consultation to seek views on a major update to the BREEAM sustainability assessment method. BREEAM V7 will address the need to account for embodied carbon in performance assessments, helping building owners and developers to make more informed decisions about the materials and products they use in order […]