Insulation is known for retaining heat and keeping your home warm in the winter, but did you know it is just as effective at keeping your home cool in the summer? Having good insulation ensures that your home is energy efficient and cost effective all year round. What is insulation? Insulation is a lightweight material…
Transcript The Ultimate Guide to Air Tightness Testing What is it? Air tightness testing is the recognised method used to measure the total air lost through leaks in the building. How to pass? To pass an air tightness test, a property needs an air permeability rating lower than 10m3/h/m2. Who needs it? All new build or…
If you’re building a new domestic property or commercial property of a certain size, it will need to undergo air tightness testing (also known as air permeability testing or air pressure testing) to comply with Part F of Building Regulations. Air tightness testing assesses the building’s ‘air permeability’, checking for air leakage through gaps, holes…
If you’re a private landlord renting property in the UK, there have been recent changes to the energy efficiency standards for rental properties which you must comply with very soon. If you believe you have to make changes to meet the minimum energy efficiency standards for April 2018, get in touch with Falcon Energy on…
2017 was an exciting year for renewable energy with reduced prices for solar and wind installation, and China beating its own targets for solar energy and renewables investment. Here, we take a look at the trends for 2018 and look forward to another positive year of growth in the industry: Renewable energy costs will continue…
New homes are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their build and energy efficiency is a key element of this. Over 25% of the UK carbon dioxide emissions are generated by home energy use* and so the Government is looking for new homes to become zero carbon homes. As a result, Building Regulation changes have made air…
One question the Falcon Energy team are asked a lot about solar panels is whether they work in the winter or bad weather. We’ve been advising on solar panel installs for a number of years and believe this is an important question to address; it’s the one point that can stop a business or…
Technology giant Google announced this month that they are going to be run entirely on renewable energy by the end of 2017. This is a significant environmental milestone and something the company has been working towards for a number of years. In preparation they have been reducing their use of fossil-fuels and have heavily invested…
From 1st April 2018, any property which is rented out in the private rented sector requires a minimum energy performance rating of E on an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Now is the time for landlords to begin updating their properties to adhere to the minimum requirements before the law is enforced. Important dates 1st April…
Here at Falcon Energy we are passionate about energy conservation and helping people use energy more efficiently and sustainably. Corporate social responsibility is very important to us and we have a number of services which will support your business with it’s corporate social responsibilities too. If you are a business owner there are a number…
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