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Grant Henshaw Leads Innovative Research and Shares Insights on Sustainability

We are proud to highlight the latest achievements of our own Grant Henshaw, who has made significant contributions to both academic research and industry discussions on sustainability. As lead author, Grant recently published a journal paper in Energy and Buildings titled “Experimental and Computational Assessment of an Energy-Saving Innovation in a Customised Testing Cabin.” The paper, co-authored with ManchesterCFD and Thermocill™ Limited, explores a cutting-edge energy-saving innovation tested in […]

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 […]

Team 'Clear Impact' with Will Swan Accepting a Cheque

Henry Royce Research Grand Challenge 2024

Doctoral Materials Science researchers from across the UK participated in the annual Henry Royce Research Grand Challenge. This year’s theme, “Materials Components for Sustainable Housing,” was presented by senior executives from Saint-Gobain at the start of the two-day event. The event followed the “research sandpit” format, encouraging idea generation, team formation, and proposal development through brainstorming sessions, […]

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Issue 17 December 2024

Energy House Labs Leads Groundbreaking Research into Future Home Heating Systems At Energy House Labs, we’ve just completed the UK’s largest-ever study into heating systems, offering crucial insights into the future of home heating. Conducted at our state-of-the-art Energy House 2.0 facility, this research tested 14 different heating technologies to determine the most efficient, cost-effective […]

Smart Meters > Smart Homes Lab, Energy House Laboratories, University of Salford

Homely Energy LTD

As part of the ERDF- supported Energy House 2.0 project, the Homely system was tested in the Smart Meters > Smart Homes Laboratory at the University of Salford which has a choice of heating systems available, including an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP). A test compared two 24-hour periods with and without the Homely control […]

Richard Fitton, Keith Rimmer, Thermocill, Energy House 2.0, Energy House Laboratories, University of Salford

Thermocill (KSR Consultancy NW Ltd)

Keith Rimmer of KSR approached the Energy House 2.0 team with a prototype of his ‘Thermocill’ product.  This is a simple device that is fitted to under the window board of a window that sits directly above a central heating radiator which is the arrangement commonly found in most homes.  KSR developed their own test […]