Carbon dioxide emissions from industry rose an estimated 2.6% this year, according to a study of global carbon emissions. This article was printed on the Guardian Website – Dec 2012 – http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/03/co2-emissions-climate-change-certain The research by the Global Carbon Project, an annual report card on mankind’s CO2 pollution, also says emissions grew 3.1% in 2011, placing the world on a near-certain …
Green Deal Launched… trumpet fanfare?
Well, the much vaunted Green Deal; in Greg Barker MP’s words – a “revolution in the way we undertake energy efficiency improvements” has been launched in the UK. Did you hear the trumpet fanfare? The drums roll? The large scale promotion that was promised? No, us neither. There was a front page article in the Guardian’s Money section on Saturday …
Peak Oil
watch this great video on the truth about Peak Oil….
We have a new phone number
Hi All, we now have a new telephone number – until now we have been using VOIP but the signal in our office is pretty poor so we have succumbed to a standard landline – please update your records that our phone number is now 01273 202866. Look forward to speaking with you soon.
Project update
So, a quick update on one of our projects – this last few weeks have seen the installion of a 1.75kWp Solar PV system – which we managed to have installed just before the August 1st cut off date when the FIT was reduced again.So this should produce: yield of 1,265kWh Total energy produced over 25 years 30,866kWh A total …
LEAF – analysis of properties in Brighton & Hove
You can see some fantastically interesting results from the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF) project that we were involved with, with The Green Building Partnership in the Spring of 2012. visit – The Green Building Partnership for further info The overall figures show that by following the advice contained in the Green Building Partnership reports the properties we visited in …
Eco Technology Show
We just wanted to add a video regarding the Eco Technology Show we took part in this summer along with fellow members of The Green Building Partnership. It was a great even and would recommend trade and the public to visit the show in the summer of 2013. See you there next year!! Just enter the password – seethateco [vimeo …
Grass Roof – blooming lovely
I haven’t had a chance to update our blog regarding some of our projects for ages so here we go: We have been working on project in Surrey for the last 9 months,the owners of this E rated (SAP rating – standard assessment procedure for the Energy Efficiency of dwellings – think of the A-G ratings seen on domestic appliances) …
Voted top 10 property blog
We have been voted one of the Top 10 property blogs by www.quickmovenow.com – wow thanks guys – glad you are enjoying reading the blog and hope that everyone finds at least something useful in here to use on their own domestic refurbishment. Don’t forget we offer a whole design/manage solution for your home – so if you are in …
Green Building Partnership animation
Green Builidng Partnership Bright Green Homes worked with a local animator – Laurie Rowan to develop an animation to describe the work that the Green Building Partnership (a cooperative of eco-refurbishment specialists) do, to make it a little easier for everyone to understand. Our skill set is so varied, that sometimes its hard for me to know what we do!! …