Updates & Research

Understanding Your Home's Invisible Carbon Footprint

We talk a lot about energy efficiency in homes, and rightly so. Our articles on Air Source Heat Pumps and The Value of Insulation highlight how crucial it is to reduce the energy we use day-to-day – what we call 'operational carbon'. But there's a bigger picture: the hidden impact of your home, long before you even move in.


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Juliet Darnell Juliet Darnell

DigiTech Smart House Launch

Last week saw the launch of our long term collaborative project with the University of Suffolk and BT, the ‘DigiTech Smart House’. We have been working with the Architecture students from the university for several years to design this ‘living laboratory’; a model for future house design using 50% less embodied carbon than most new-builds, and designed to be carbon-neutral for day-to-day living.

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Benjamin Powell Benjamin Powell

ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES: The Value of Insulation

With ongoing concerns about the increase in cost of living, particularly in relation to energy consumption, we are being contacted by lots of people to discuss how we can help them to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Here's a few insights that guide our thinking when we advise clients:

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