Prof Richard Fitton featured on todays BBC Radio 4’s You and and Yours program (around 26 minutes in). The EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) process was up for debate with Richard being asked to help a couple of consumers understand some of the “intricacies” of the EPC, such as ASHP (Air Source Heat Pump), the cost […]
On Thursday 13 June 2024, Energy House Labs hosted a visit from CIRIA and Buildoffsite, a community dedicated to promoting net zero carbon initiatives in the built environment. The event included a tour of the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0, the Acoustics Laboratories, and the North of England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC). The day […]
In June, Professor Richard Fitton was part of a panel session on catalysing sustainable business transformation through research and innovation, at the Times Higher Education Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference welcomed over 3000 sustainability experts and educators from all around the globe to address sustainability and its links to […]
Following the hugely successful opening of Energy House 2.0 in January 2023, we have been diligently conducting groundbreaking research to advance the building industry’s adoption of low carbon technologies. Due to significant interest in our work, we are excited to announce that we are pausing our research to open our facility to the public for […]
At Energy House Labs, we are pleased to announce our collaboration on a major project aimed at enhancing heat pump technology to make it more efficient for heating homes. Partnering with Nusku, a Bristol-based start-up, we are excited to see them secure nearly £1 million in funding, including a government grant of £727,000 through the Heat Pump […]
We are excited to share groundbreaking news of two new European Standards for in-situ testing of building thermal performance: These standards, designed for both new and existing domestic buildings, offer robust methods for measuring whole building heat loss, effectively functioning as a whole building U-value. These new standards were developed through a collaborative effort led […]