Efficiency

More than half of renters and outright owners would favour using a mortgage to fund shading, cooling, insulation, ventilation and solar panels to better protect their homes against extreme weather, fresh research has found

Paul Mellon, operations director at Stellium data centres, and Tom Parsons, Good Energy’s commercial director, explain their joint efforts to develop energy efficient data centres

Multi-decade partnership to deliver sustainable university redevelopment with the University of Manchester reaches financial close

The spike in demand for air conditioning equipment means manufacturers need to get better at designing and maintaining systems to maximise efficiency, writes Essentra Components' Lilian Knauf

The new Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has signalled her support for tackling fuel poverty, but she's inherited a Warm Homes Plan that is yet to be finalised - and, as Andrew Warren warns, energy efficiency jobs are being lost as the wait to fill...

Alan Beck, head of product at Concretene, discusses the firm's efforts to cut concrete's carbon footprint after success in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Breakthrough Challenge

Water Efficiency Lab 2 grant programme aims to help prevent the 1.5 billion litres a day lost to leaks in homes and businesses

Closing the cost gap between heat networks and gas boilers is 'achievable and affordable', industry claims, but it requires clear government commitment

Laurent Bataille explains why electrification still isn't getting the attention it deserves, and why it is so difficult to change people's mindsets

Santander UK becomes first bank to update mortgage affordability assessment to recognise the financial benefits associated with homes on 'Zero Bills' tariffs, allowing owners to borrow up to £30,000 more