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Researchers from Imperial College London have developed a system that can store solar energy in the form of latent heat and use it to provide heating and cooling for buildings.

Ideal Heating’s Domestic Product Director, Lizzie Wilkinson, joined a panel of business leaders at the launch of The Waterline Summit 2023.

Toshiba Carrier UK has introduced additional features to its Mini Touch Screen Controller to help visually impaired and physically disabled people control their indoor environment.

Ventilation specialist Vent-Axia has unveiled ventilation systems which claim up to 93% heat recovery

Ventilation and heating manufacturer Ventive has secured a new round of funding, as the company works towards delivering its all-in-one heat pump technology to the UK. 

Air quality experts have come together to call for the creation of a new industry to tackle the problems caused by poor ventilation in buildings.

Bellway is currently building three Zero Bills homes at its Victoria Gate development in Stafford as part of the company’s Future Homes research project, which will go on the market in December 2023.

According to a report published by Dorset Council, a major retrofit programme has reduced carbon emissions from council-owned buildings by over 20% in just one year.

Developers and public sector urged to think beyond single building heating to create low-carbon networks that can reuse sources of waste heat

The second annual World Ventilation Day has seen a range of initiatives unveiled to draw attention to the importance of ventilation and IAQ to health, comfort and wellbeing, with the theme ‘Breathe better, Live better.’

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is opening a £1.5m centre for sustainable construction and retrofit. The Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit will develop solutions, skills and support locally and nationally to enable the transition to net zero within the built environment sector. This will take the form of new courses and skills training, socio-technical research […]

Utilita has joined forces with Hildebrand, the University of Salford and the Data Communications Company (DCC), to demonstrate how a new smart energy Internet of Things (IoT) device can automate a home’s energy use in response to periods of cheaper and cleaner energy availability.