There is an incredible amount of whingeing about the Green Deal going on. Whether you work in insulation as I do or simply believe we should be hitting our carbon saving targets ask yourself...

Do I want the Green Deal to ahead? – answer with a simple yes or no - right – that was easy.

This month’s blog from Jabbwocky brings your attention to the campaign being run by the Energy Bill Revolution.

A number of stories have been flying around about the Green Deal. Most are misleading and some are downright wrong.  The debate was about consequential improvements – this applies to significant improvements to a property.

Our guest blogger this month is Angie White who leads our customer service team, she offers some thoughts on her role.

Since the Green Deal consultation was announced the Department for Energy and Climate Change, amongst others, has commissioned a number of surveys to assess take-up within the general public. Undoubtedly, the same will also be done with businesses when we get to that point.

It is, undoubtedly, an unusual step to take, but for Jablite it is part of a cunning plan – to do things our own way.

Roofing can be an extremely complex area of construction with a multitude of materials and methods to choose from...so what does an architect or contractor need to consider when choosing a product?
 
Our guestblogger this month, roofing expert Luke Treadwell, offers some thoughts.

Ecobuild is just huge this year and as always there are some really interesting stands. But here are some top tips on orientation:

• Most people enter from the West side of Excel (Custom House station)
• Remember if the stand you are visiting is North (left ) or South (Right)
• Doors have number and letter e.g. N1 is North 1 – the first door on the left

As a business analyst in the construction industry I am often asked whether mortgage interest rates will increase.

Over the last few weeks a number of building societies and banks have announced increases in their standard variable rates (SVR). At the same time, the Bank of England has kept its base rate at 0.5% for the 36th consecutive month.

So is it fair that banks increase their SVRs at a time when interest rates appear unchanged? Well, no...  and yes.

The good thing about insulation is that it works! If you put Jablite insulation in or on your wall, floor or roof, it will be working silently and invisibly – for the entire lifetime of your property – to make it more energy efficient.