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Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10 per cent, new University of Otago research shows. The research, published in science ...

A New Zealand study* published in the British Medical Journal shows the economic, health, educational and energy benefits from retrofitting old houses with insulation says the Green Party, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn’t installed properly it can sometimes lead to ...

In a warming world where greenhouse gases emissions of buildings construction, heating and cooling contribute to about 40 per cent of the total world emissions — 27 per cent building operations, 6 per ...

Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing that When Boris Afinogenov moved to Liverpool from Lithuania in 2011, he knew that most ...

Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn't installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mold. Recently UK government ministers revealed the ...