"More people are becoming concerned about the energy performance of their homes".
"I want even climate change deniers to boost the energy performance of their homes.
For example, the Energy Star rating in the United States indicates the energy performance level of household appliances.
"When it comes to the energy performance of windows, the N.F.R.C. is basically the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval," said Leonard Greenberger, a spokesman for the organization.
Even after significant improvement to the energy performance of the UK's housing stock, there were 4.5m households in the UK in fuel poverty in 2011.
One tool the government has identified to encourage change is the energy performance certificate (EPC) component of Scotland's home report pack.
After Leafully, the second-place prize of $15,000 went to Melon, an app that uses Green Button data to evaluate the energy performance of commercial buildings.
CL, west London The correspondence I have seen from Barnard Marcus claims the Hip was completed, excluding the energy performance certificate, and it was therefore entitled to payment for it.
At the time there was no mention of the energy performance certificates that are now the crux of the packs following the decision to drop surveys (called home condition reports) last year.
The new government also announced that it would go ahead with a Tory manifesto pledge to scrap home information packs (Hips), although it will be forced by European legislation to retain the energy performance certificates.
The energy performance of all TVs is highly dependent on brightness and other settings, and a €400,000 study into power usage by big brand European TV manufacturers is expected to announce its results later this year.
