Exploring whole life carbon relating to HVAC systems, offering solutions and advice to promote the move towards a net-zero future. — Recently, the focus has shifted heavily toward the aim to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment to address the climate crisis. Emissions from greenhouse gasses, measured in carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, are responsible for global warming, and they need to be reduced drastically and quickly.

With a growing public awareness and concern for the Climate Crisis, changing UK Building Regulations and Government investments into renewables- never have heat pumps been a more discussed topic. The Challenge The UK market is the biggest gas boiler market in Europe. We install ~1.7million boilers per year. 85% of our housing…

You may have heard about them in the news, it’s come up in conversation with a friend, or perhaps you’ve asked a professional for advice on some home upgrades — and now you’re left wondering, what exactly is a heat pump?

One of the biggest challenges we face in a zero carbon transition is moving away from the fossil fuels that most homes still rely on for heating. — One of the biggest challenges we face in a zero carbon transition is moving away from the fossil fuels that most homes still rely on for heating. Understanding the colours of Hydrogen There’s currently a fair amount of promotion of ‘hydrogen-ready’ boilers, which seems to be led by the fossil fuel industry. At the moment…

A form of crystallised hydrogen plays a leading role in the new Netflix whodunnit “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”. Without giving too much away, the dangers of its use, without proper testing, comes to a head in the Rian Johnson-directed movie, which stars Daniel Craig as gentleman sleuth Benoit…

What I’ve learnt from my new cook book and what we can all learn from Octopus Energy. Globally, 25–30% of total food produced is lost or wasted. If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third largest emitter after China and the USA. According to the most…

Just Stop Oil aren’t actually campaigning for people to stop using oil. Yes, that is their end goal; but Just Stop Oil is a coalition of groups working together to ensure that the government commits to ending all new licenses and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil…

A few weeks ago I turned 29, and most birthdays I am lucky enough to be gifted a books or two. This year I stopped and thought about all the books I’ve read over the years, and contemplated which ones have inspired me, and which ones have impacted the way…

The European Commission is considering a new EU-wide requirement to measure the carbon emissions associated with construction materials throughout their whole lifecycle but is expected to stop short of regulating. Emissions from the manufacturing of materials, transportation, construction, maintenance and deconstruction of a building are known as “embodied carbon.” Carbon…