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BBC Radio 4

How an ‘mpg for your home’ unlocks our zero-carbon future

This week I took part in a panel discussion on decarbonising the UK’s homes for The Bottom Line on BBC Radio 4, with Dr Sara Walker from Newcastle University, and Phil Hurley, chairman of the Heat Pump Association.

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U-value calculator
16.11.2020

Save time with our new U-value calculator

Rock Mineral Wool
13.11.2020

The benefits of Rock Mineral Wool insulation

Insulation Storage
09.11.2020

Storing Mineral Wool insulation to protect it from the elements

Acoustic Design
04.11.2020

The Importance of Acoustic Design: Are you designing for Vincent Van Gogh?

Old Trafford Estate
07.10.2020

All change: social housing decarbonisation and the EPC action plan

The Great Insulation Operation.
07.10.2020

Three questions to ask when insulating your home with the Green Homes Grant scheme

Status symbol
09.09.2020

Making sustainability a status symbol

Bulb and Logo
09.07.2020

Will the chancellor take this unprecedented opportunity for guaranteed RoI?

Acoustic
24.06.2020

New tools to simplify sound insulation

Sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions
28.11.2019

Bank’s technology helps landlords confused by energy efficiency improvements

Cost-Efficient Homes
11.04.2019

Why building insulation is still plan A

Healthier Homes
24.01.2019

Want a healthier home? Choose mineral wool insulation

15.08.2018

Hot sleepless nights? Loft insulation can help

Grand Challenges for the UK
18.06.2018

"We will land on the moon by the end of the decade..."

04.05.2018

Are the planets now aligning for energy-efficient housing?

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