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What changes can you make to create a more comfortable and energy-efficient home for you and your family? In this section, you can discover how to make the best choices for your home and personal circumstances.

Our expertise:

Home assessment

At Go Green we aim to give you information and tools to help you decide how to improve the comfort and energy performance of your home. While many of our partners will visit your home to assess your needs there are options available if you wish to have a professional assessment of how your home is performing. One such option is thermal imaging.

What is thermal imaging?Identifying problem areas How the survey works?

Solar PV panels

Take a deeper dive into how solar power works, what the benefits are and what issues you should consider.

How do solar panels work?How much roof space is required?What savings can I expect from solar power?What's the typical lifespan of solar panels?How much does solar power cost to install?Are grants available for solar panels?What's about PV diverters and batteries?

Insulation

Take a deeper dive into the benefits of proper insulation, what to get done and how to help pay for it.

Why is insulation important?What are the benefits of full insulation?Where should I insulate?Anything else I can do?How much does insulation cost?What kind of savings can I make?Are insulation grants available?

Boiler Upgrade

Take a deeper dive into why you might need to upgrade your boiler, what the benefits are and what issues you should consider.

Why upgrade my boiler?How do boilers work?What's the difference between gas, oil and electricity boilers?What sort of boiler should I choose?How much should I expect to pay?Are grants available?

Heat pump

Take a deeper dive into how heat pumps work, what the benefits are and what issues you should consider.

What is a heat pump?Air or ground source?What sort of savings can you make?How much does a heat pump cost?Will the pump heat my water?What maintenance is required?

Deep Retrofit

If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and sustainable as possible, with all the associated benefits of enjoying a more comfortable lifestyle and adding value to your property, a deep retrofit is the way to go.

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Electric vehicles

Discover the different types of electric cars that are available, compare the pros and cons, and explore the financial benefits.

What is an electric vehicle (EV)?Zero-emission or hybrid: the pros and cons How far can you drive with an EV?Charging your EV BEV grants and other benefits How else can Go Green help?

Maintenance

Just like we get our cars serviced to keep them running efficiently, the equipment we use to power and heat our homes needs to be regularly maintained. We are advised to get boilers and gas fire places serviced once a year, and similarly, your new heat pump should also be professionally serviced every twelve months. If you have solar PV installed, you’ll be interested to know that there are benefits to having an expert make sure that the system is running to it’s maximum potential. Read on to find out more.

Are solar panels maintenance free?What else should be checked?Moving into a new home?What will be checked during a maintenance visit?What can I do to prevent bird damage?