The government's flagship Green Deal programme to transform the energy efficiency of the UK's buildings and homes was launched earlier this week (January 28th) but not everyone is convinced it will be a success. It promises to allow ...
Tags: energy efficiency, energy efficiency market, outdoor wall lights
Chris Barry had just returned from two years hitchhiking around the world when he was offered his first job with Pilkington, in Canada. Dismayed by this evidence of a free spirit, one of his new bosses warned: "He's not stable - he's not ...
Tags: glass, Architectural Glass, float glass
Homeowners in England and Wales could together save a total of £683 million by making basic improvements to their house's energy efficiency. This is the according to research from property services firm LMS. Its figures suggested ...
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has written to over 50 of the leading installers of energy efficient products such as LED lights, double glazing, insulation and solar panels, to ask them to ensure they provide consistently good standards. ...
Tags: OFT, energy efficient products, LED lights, double glazing, insulation
The manufacture of glass makes relatively small demands on the environment compared with many other materials. It uses mainly readily available minerals to produce environmentally friendly products which have many beneficial uses from ...
Imagine an exhibition building as impressive as the products it showcases. Well, that is precisely how the glittering glass facade of the BMW Welt (German for BMW World) has ensured it to be. Built to be a ‘multi-functional customer ...
Tags: Solar Control Glass, glass facade, glass, Saint Gobain Glass
With the spiralling fuel bills that come with the onslaught of winter worrying many householders paired with the range of price increases introduced by a number of energy suppliers this year, many homes are struggling to stay warm and light ...
Tags: fuel, energy supply, lighting, money saving, energy
The surge of complaints sent to the REAL Assurance Scheme indicates that some companies are exploiting a lack of consumer awareness and using aggressive, high-pressure and sometimes illegal selling techniques to persuade consumers to sign ...
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The latest results from independent tests at leading Notified Body IFT Rosenheim confirm Pilkington Spacia™achieves a U-value of 1.1W/m2K.At just 6.5mm thick,this means it offers the best energy efficiency performance by far in a ...
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Tweedie will play an important role in steering the industry towards greater technological innovation The Group Finance Director for Anglian Group, Phil Tweedie, has been appointed Chairman of the Glass and Glazing Federation Home ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) held an open-panel seminar Wednesday called "Glass Performance for Energy-Efficient Fenestration." The panel was moderated by Bill Lingnell, technical consultant for IGMA. Chris Barry, ...
Up and down the UK,wizened old women and haggard old men are trudging to the edge of cliffs,pointing vaguely out to sea,one ancient eye closed against the wind."W-winter is c-coming,"they warn,a blanket clutched around their eerie little ...
At some indiscernible point in the recent past,there was a sea change in the way Brits think about energy efficiency measures around the home.Before this ethereal moment,those who made their houses more sustainable were often doing so ...
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Many of us have heard the words 'carbon' and 'footprint' together in a sentence before, but that doesn't mean the vogue eco-friendly concept has quite ground its way into our day-to-day lives. And while we are all a little more aware of how ...
Tags: Houses, Contributor, Carbon Footprint Spend
Saint-Gobain Glass presents DMF 2.0, a Next Gen Glass that integrates the LED matrix into glass, creating a stunning impact of any digital content. This includes the display of pictures, animations, graphics, videos, etc. On the exterior ...
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