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Anchor Magnets warmroom® Magnetic Radiator Foil

Late last year we undertook some work at Energy House 1 for Anchor Magnets to provide testing of their Warmroom magnetic radiator foil project. The testing simulated space heating during a typical UK winter day, to measure the products ability to reduce heating costs and improve energy efficiency. What is Warmroom? Warmroom is an easy-to-use […]

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Published: DEEP Project on Solid Wall Home Retrofit

Energy House Labs at the University of Salford is pleased to announce the publication of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Demonstration of Energy Efficiency Potential (DEEP) Project reports. Fronted by Research Fellow, Dave Farmer, the DEEP project represents the most in-depth case study to date on the impact of fabric retrofit […]

Art Work image McCoy Wynne, Are You Living Comfortably? 2021. Image Courtesy of the Artist

Costs of Maintaining Safe Winter Temperatures

Energy House Labs in collaboration with National Energy Action (NEA), has released new findings on the additional cost of keeping homes at a safe and comfortable temperature during winter. Through joint research conducted in our full-sized test house in Energy House 1, it was found that heating a home to 18°C—considered a safe and comfortable […]