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Monday, 17 January 2011 21:29

Home Insulation Scheme

The Home Insulation Scheme is Scottish Government funded, endorsed by Fife Council, and delivered by the Energy Saving Trust. The Home Insulation Scheme has been operating in St Andrews since April and they will give you a free energy audit and advice on becoming more energy efficient. They can also offer advice and discuss funding options for renewable energy technologies (solar panels, wind energy, heat pumps and bio-mass boilers). In addition, you could find out if your home can benefit from loft and/or cavity wall insulation at specially negotiated prices. The insulation offers are as follows:

a. If you are on qualifying benefits or over 70 – it is free.

b. If you currently have between 60mm and 160mm of loft insulation then a top-up will be free to everyone*.

c. If you currently have no loft insulation or less than 60mm, it can be installed for £125*.

d. Cavity wall insulation can be installed for just £99*.

* Subject to survey.

The Home Insulation Scheme offers will only be available until the end of September 2010. The Energy Saving Trust is collaborating with STANDEN and where owners agree the Energy Saving Trust will provide their details to STANDEN so that our energy champions can follow up on the advice given through the Home Insulation Scheme. STANDEN will continue to work in collaboration with the Energy Saving Trust at the end of September when the Home Insulation Scheme ends, but we will not be able to offer free top-up insulation and all home owners are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the Home Insulation Scheme offers before the end of September 2010.

Last Updated on Monday, 17 January 2011 21:31

Newsflash

INFRANOMIC CENTRAL HEATING

SYSTEM INSTALLED

For one householder and client of St Andrews Environmental Network, Monday 8^th of October began the two day installation of a new Infranomic heating system, supplied and installed by Direct Savings, Livingstone, in partnership with StAndEN.

This project will see all those involved, Direct Savings, University of St Andrews, and StAndEN working together to carefully monitor the amount of electricity required to run this type of heating.

It is hoped that the outcome for the householder will be that her electricity consumption and her resulting bills are reduced. The household will experience increased comfort levels so even if costs remain the same Infranomic eating will be proved to out perform Electric Storage Heating.

The selected household’s current storage heating is expensive and difficult to control, and the new system provides a fully controlled electric central heating to the property. You can understand the delight of our client to try out a new concept which also has good health benefits.

Unlike conventional radiators that you see next to windows and walls, the new slim-line heaters can even be fitted to the ceiling and are all thermostatically controlled by a wall thermostat.

The team will be monitoring the clients use, taking regular meter readings and take note of likes/dislikes from the client.

The project is hoped to have good results that will benefit property dwellers in the future as it is well known the cost of keeping your home warm during these cold spells is escalating all the time.