Weather & Environment Blog

If you install double glazing in your home or office, you can certainly reduce your carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is worked out by estimating how many tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases you use. This is done by looking at your lifestyle choices. Installing double glazing immediately cuts down these emissions quickly and with little other effort on your part.

If you live in an older house with sash windows it’s sort of a mixed blessing. The windows may be beautiful and since they have been around for decades (or centuries) they are no doubt steeped in tradition and character. But they are also old and have probably lost some of their efficiency and functionality. With new advancements, however, it’s become amazingly easy to reduce your carbon foot print with sash window draught proofing.

As a business owner you may already be aware that VAT has been reduced to 5 percent already in some fields of business in the UK. The Government, in fact, has been gradually reducing the rate from 1998 onwards until it reached 5 per cent for installation by professional installers of some energy-saving materials. Insulation installation also benefitted from this break. This VAT rate reduction reveals an appreciation of the incentivizing powers of this option. Homeowners, however, remain excluded from the benefits enjoyed by professional installers, should they opt to do the installation work on their own. The environmental benefits of the UK government reducing VAT on all insulation work to five percent would also benefit excluded classes, including homeowners.

A sash window is generally made of one or more panels or sashes which form the window pane. These panels are movable. This type of window is most often found in Victoria or Georgian era houses. These windows are usually made up of softwood and therefore they can experience problems like swelling or distortion and rotting of the wood. These windows are also vulnerable because of the sliding mechanism and are pretty high maintenance compared to regular windows. When your windows begin to deteriorate it is good to know that repairing your sash windows is better for the environment than replacing them and also could save you some money too?