CICV’s third Green Home Festival aims to bridge information divide with expert-led sessions and demonstrations A new survey from the CICV has uncovered a significant knowledge gap among UK homeowners regarding renewable heating technologies. Alarmingly, 59% of respondents said they lacked the necessary information to confidently transition from traditional heating systems, such as gas boilers, […]
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Minister tells festival launch: Climate change is ‘defining issue of our time’
Climate change is the “defining issue of our time” and we all have a role to play to ensure we successfully transition to net zero in Scotland. That was the message from Minister of Housing Paul McLennan as he officially opened the second Green Home Festival on Monday 14 August as part of the 2023 […]
First shows confirmed and tickets now available for Green Home Festival
The first four shows have been confirmed for the 2023 Green Home Festival, with tickets now available for the free week-long event in Edinburgh.
Topics revealed for Green Home Festival 2023
Building greener kitchens, accessing renewable funding and preventing heat loss through windows and doors are among the main events being planned for this year’s Green Home Festival, organisers have revealed. Air source heat pumps, effective insulation and electric vehicles (EVs) will also be high on the agenda at the second five-day event, which is being […]
Construction industry urged to book Festival tickets
Construction professionals wanting to learn more about renewables technology and innovation have been urged to secure their tickets for the upcoming Green Home Festival, which starts a week today at part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The clock is ticking for environmentally-aware contractors who want to learn about sustainable materials, retrofitting traditional buildings, building green neighbourhoods and […]
Topics revealed for CICV’s first Green Home Festival
Sustainable building materials, heat pump myth-busting and a tour of an energy efficient tenement will be among the shows at this year’s Green Home Festival, organisers have revealed. Alternative heat sources and exploring how we will live and travel in 2045 will also be high on the agenda at the five-day hybrid event, which is […]