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 because they cared for the environment and were wary of their carbon emissions and energy usage.You know,the kind of people who bought organic fruit.
But now you can't move for organic fruit.And as Nigel Berman,founder of nigelsecostore.com notes,with more and more homeownerslooking to bring in sustainability measures to their properties in a bid to fight increasing energy costs,you can't move for solar panels and double glazing,either.
"Fuel bills continue to rise and people are definitely wanting to do something about it,"Nigel said."We have seen a massive increase in the demand of the products we sell."
According to the expert,the most common energy-efficient upgrades to UK homes still remain insulating lofts and draughty spaces as well as installing double glazing.
"With loft insulation,there has been a change in the recommendations,"he noted."A lot of people have 100mm of loft insulation and it has been recognised that you will need 250mm of loft insulation for it to be really effective.
"More and more people are having energy audits done and often,these show a thermal image of where your home is leaking energy and sorting all those out.Other things people are doing is buying more efficient boilers when their old one packs up."
And for those who want to take more control of their energy usage around the home,LED lighting is another popular solution.Installing LED bathroom ceiling lights or flush ceiling spotlights in the kitchen doesn't just provide warming illumination but help keep fuel bills down by using less energy to light the same space than a traditional or CFL bulb would.
