Heat pumps and off-peak tariffs

Discover if the installation and running costs make this renewable technology a financially viable option for your home

Opponents of air conditioning are usually against it out of a knee-jerk anti-consumerist attitude, says Sam Dumitriu. For them, “comfort can never come ahead of tackling climate change”. To quote one

Whether you are building a new home or extending your current one, overheating should be taken seriously to ensure a comfortable indoor temperature on even the hottest of days

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IF THE RECENT power outage in Spain, Portugal and parts of France has taught us anything, it’s just how dependent we have become on electricity. It’s exactly the same with a modern caravan – from the

Much has changed in the world of touring over the past few years and one trend that is now becoming increasingly common is camping without using fossil fuels. There is a clear and obvious need to deca