Policies that encourage the use of low-carbon technology like heat pumps can help motivate residents to decarbonize their homes.
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Many people gathered and slept in a shared warm space in medieval times.
By following these unusual energy-saving tips, you will not only cut costs but will also help to conserve resources for future generations.
Keeping your fingers and toes warm is the key.
Home energy efficiency improvements should not be a luxury for those who can afford it.
Europe is facing the prospect of an acute energy crisis – how does research suggest households can reduce their energy use?
Official advice suggests warming your house to 18℃. But it’s perfectly possible to live in an unheated house with personal warming devices and better clothing.
Millions of people will risk their health to afford heating and electricity in the months ahead.
Extracting and storing human body heat we generate could improve building sustainability while cutting bills.
Shared ground heat exchanges could provide low-carbon heating for up to 80% of homes in the UK, research suggests.
Electricity, not what the EU calls ‘renewable gases’, offer the fastest route to decarbonising heating.
People can act collectively to lower their energy use in an emergency.
UK law currently regards heat as a physical characteristic, rather than a useful resource.
As the UK warms, the government needs to pay more attention to sustainably and efficiently cooling buildings.
Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.
The strategy is welcome, but does not go nearly far enough.
Turning down your heating by just 1℃ can save around £55 a year.
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
One quarter of monitored social housing properties recorded winter temperatures below World Health Organisation standards for more than 80% of winter, new research shows.
What if you could pay to heat your home the same way you pay to stream music? You can with heat-as-a-service.
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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Chancellor's Fellow in Sustainable Design, University of Strathclyde
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Lecturer in Environment, Energy and Resources, UCL
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor in Construction and Environmental Assessment, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Energy Informatics Group, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University, RMIT University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Durham University
