Stephen Williams MP visited Urbane Eco at our showroom on Zetland Road on Thursday 19th February. Stephen was interested in visiting Urbane Eco and talking to the team, as Urbane Eco were finalists in the Evening Post Contribution to the Community category for their work in making energy efficiency more accessible to the public via […]
Ventilation and air quality in domestic properties Dear reader, I am not writing this blog as an expert in ventilation, but as a student. My area of expertise is solid wall insulation, and if this blog generates feedback and discussion, that would be brilliant. Nick Lloyd Air quality With the need to make homes more […]
Keith Barnham, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Imperial College London, made this video about renewable energy for a workshop we recently facilitated. Read more at burninganswers.com
Wood fibre insulation was introduced about 20 years ago, after the engineers from the timber producing areas of Europe devised new ways of transforming timber waste into insulation boarding. The success of wood fibre insulation is all thanks to an attractive and environmentally friendly profile with a number of functions, including rigid insulation for floors […]
I’ve been meaning to try out thin joint clay blocks for a very long time, and finally we’ve used them on an extension! We used Weinerberger Porotherm 190mm blocks, with EPS insulation EWI system to give adequate U value. I particularly like this Monoblock system, as opposed to UK industry standard cavity walls for a […]
We’re very proud to announce that earlier in the year Urbane Eco were awarded number 21 on the West of England Green 50 list! The Green 50 list was set up by the Bristol Post with an aim to highlight the businesses who are doing their bit towards saving the planet. “By publicising and sharing […]
Blog: Passive House to Building Biology Standards After years of training, input from various sources, and thought, we are building a Passive House to Building Biology standards (https://buildingbiology.co.uk/ ), with the collaboration of Tomas Gaertner of se3 design (http://se3design.co.uk/ ). Tomas is the leading expert of Building Biology in the country and I am very […]
Yikes, it’s hot today! If only there was an eco friendly way of keeping your home nice and cool. Oh wait, hang on… Did you know that we spend on average ninety percent of our lives in enclosed spaces? Our indoor environment is therefore very important and on days like to today it’s very hard […]