Insulation may help people in modern homes save even more on their energy bills than residents of older terraces, according to a thermal imaging survey.Thermal imaging maps, which show how much how much heat buildings leak, were taken by Burnley Borough Council.They revealed that homes built in the 1960s and...

Free or cheap insulation is being offered to residents of one town in a bid to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 45,000 tonnes by 2010.Watford Borough Council has committed to making the carbon cuts, which represents a ten per cent decrease in emissions from 2004.The council has updated a...

A firm that helps households install insulation or improve their central heating systems, has seen its revenue rise ten percent.Environmental services provider eaga administers a government scheme to make homes more energy efficient and has seen its revenue rise to £339.4 million, it reported today.The firm administers the government's Warm...

A community group is seeking to make its town the most insulated in the UK.Transition Chepstow, a group dedicated to combating climate change, making the town "more sustainable, less reliant on oil and a more sociable place to live" is going door to door to convince people to install insulation...

Installing insulation and double glazing is not the only way to save energy, as a report reveals simply switching energy providers could save people £257.Consumer organisation Which? claimed that on average, people that used its service to change energy provider saved £257, though few took the opportunity to cut their...

Insulation and double glazing are among the recommendations made by a price comparison web site for homeowners to reduce their energy bills.Following the announcement by British Gas that it will reduce gas bills by ten per cent, moneysupermarket.com made other suggestions to help households cut their heating bills further.The website...

When installing loft insulation homeowners should ensure they do a thorough job to maximise the benefits, an expert has claimed.Donnachadh McCarthy, author of Easy Eco Auditing, suggested making loft insulation thicker than the 270 millimetres recommended by the Energy Saving Trust.Speaking to the Press and Journal, the author added: "When...

Loft insulation is to be installed free of charge in 5,000 homes in North Tyneside.The borough decided on the measure in a bid to combat fuel poverty because insulating a home can help reduce energy bills.News Guardian reports that executive director of community services Paul Hanson said: "This is part...

Domestic energy assessors in Scotland could be telling their customers to apply for free insulation from the government, if the Scottish Greens have their way.As the government carries out budget negotiations, the Greens are calling for all Scottish homes to receive free insulation as part of a programme...

The two Green party members of the Scottish Parliament could be poised to create a deal that could benefit 1.8 million homes in the country. Based on an idea in Yorkshire, homeowners could be offered the opportunity for free cavity wall and loft insulation. The two members are on the...