Building Regulations must mandate full heating controls if we are serious about tackling fuel poverty, according to the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC). In response to the recent consultation from the Department for Energy & Climate Change, the HHIC is…
Month: October 2014
HHIC: Heating controls should be made mandatory to aid fuel poor
Tagged with: Building Regulations, Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, heating controls, HHIC, poor, Roger Webb
Over a million tradespeople regularly at risk from dangers of asbestos
Tradespeople, including construction workers, carpenters, plumbers and heating engineers, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on average more than 100 times a year according to a new survey commissioned by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). As well as…
BT awards £26m solar contract
A contract for the Martlesham solar farm project in Suffolk has been awarded to UK Sustainable Energy. The £26 million deal is intended to provide power for the BT Adastral Park site, located nearby, which is the company’s key research…
Bathroom trends for 2015 according to Mereway
Muted colours, texture, wood and individuality will be key trends in bathroom design for 2015 according to Mereway Bathrooms. Subtle, classic colours that are various shades of grey such as mussel, pebble and pumice will be popular in both gloss…
Tagged with: bathroom, classic, Comfort height, dark, light, Mereway, muted colour, shade, Subtle, texture, Tim Wood, wood, wood grain
Brussels clears the Hinkley deal
The European Commission has ruled in favour of the UK government’s plans to subsidise the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset. French energy firm EDF is now cleared to proceed with construction…
Tagged with: Brussels, EDF, European Commission, Hinkley, Hinkley Point, Joaquín Almunia, nuclear power plant, Somerset
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