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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say

Rachel Reeves announced in her budget that she would cut 150 a year from the average energy bill, partly financed by axing the 1.3bn energy company obligation (ECO) scheme that helped fund upgrades for homes owned or rented by households earning under 31,000. This scheme is due to be end in March. The government plans to launch a warm homes plan to provide funding for heat pumps, insulation and other home upgrades but this has been beset by delays.
UK news
Venture
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Installio raises 1.5m Seed round to accelerate national clean-energy rollout

Installio raised £1.5 million to scale nationally, standardise heat-pump installations, and streamline retrofit projects through specialist engineering and a technology platform.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
4 weeks ago

Building Less: ArchDaily's November Editorial Focus

Prioritize repairing, adapting, and reusing existing urban structures to achieve sustainable, creative, and resource-efficient architectural futures.
Renovation
fromHomebuilding
4 weeks ago

Find out what insulating plasterboard is and why you need it

Insulated plasterboard combines plasterboard with bonded insulation to provide a space-saving, ready-to-finish surface that improves home energy efficiency.
Tech industry
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Australia's March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

Retrofits like clutches and long-duration storage provide inexpensive spinning mass and grid stability cheaper and faster than building new synchronous condensers.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Retrofit of Santa Maria School / Carvalho Terra Arquitetos

Retrofit modernizes Santa Maria School's early childhood buildings to meet technological and pedagogical demands while preserving defining architectural features.
Renovation
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

My '80s Brick Home Is an Unexpected Sanctuary from the Australian Heat - Here Are the 4 Upgrades We Made

Upgrading insulation and airtightness transforms an uninsulated 1980s brick home in a hot, humid climate into a more comfortable, energy-efficient house prepared for rising temperatures.
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 months ago

House da Vila / Mariana Orsi Arquitetura + Design

The retrofit preserved the original elements of the residence, allowing for a dialogue between contemporary design and the existing roots of the house and village.
Renovation
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