The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that air pollution now constitutes a "public health emergency" across the world. Eight days into 2016, London breached its own legal limit for air pollution for the entire year. Under regulations, the city is allowed to exceed maximum safe limits for 18 hours a year, an allowance that had already been exhausted by 8 January! The below graphic from the i-paper shows air pollution readings for the UK taken at 7pm on Wednesday

Most new build properties and extensions built in recent years need higher levels of insulation in the roof and also great amounts of interior wall insulation and flooring insulation. Modern builds are also often required to be built with increased air tightness, and are tested once completed for air leakage and the final air tightness results contribute to SAP Calculations and through to the final Code for Sustainable Homes rating awarded to the house. But what a lot of peop

A properly insulated basement will keep cash in your pocket, saving on heating and helping to supply a dry, snug dwelling. In most cases, a basement with insulation put in on its exterior walls ought to be thought-of as a “conditioned house”. Even in a residence / home with an “unconditioned basement”, the basement is more connected to the different living areas than to those on the surface, and that makes basement wall insulation a priority as well as ceiling insulation. In