For over 30 years, Harris Parts has been designing and manufacturing window blinds and associated components, supplying many of the major home furnishing retailers across the UK. Although this is a relatively mature market, Harris Parts continue to innovate to maintain their market position. Given environmental concerns and rising domestic energy prices, Harris Parts were keen to […]
A few weeks ago, ITV visited Energy House Labs to speak with Professor Richard Fitton about the rising costs of heating homes. With the announcement of the price cap increase, this discussion couldn’t have come at a more crucial time. The interview aired on ITV’s Tonight show, where key topics such as energy savings, Air Source Heat […]
This morning we featured on BBC News to discuss the key findings of our new heating report. We’re on twice! Once at 06:45 (45 minutes) and again at 09:26 (3h 26 minutes). Funded by UK Research and Innovation‘s Innovate UK and in partnership with Bellway Homes, Barratt Redrow, and Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, this is […]
A Message from Professor William Swan, Director of Energy House Labs Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the Energy House Labs Newsletter. In a change from our usual articles, we have made space for our industrial partners to discuss the work they have been doing with us. Over the last 18 months, we have […]
This year there is another chance to help the University on the journey to Net Zero through a major charitable initiative. Since 2021 the Friends of Energy House 2.0 Impact Fund has been dedicated to fighting the climate crisis and driving the transition to a net zero world. And the fund is once again accepting […]
Ioannis Paraskevas, University Fellow and Lead of the Smart Meters > Smart Homes Lab at Energy House Labs, recently participated in a pivotal preparatory event hosted by the International Energy Agency under its Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme. The event, held on the 7th and 8th of October at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen, focused on preparations for Annex 96, […]