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March 10, 2025

Future Homes & Last Minute Syndrome

We diagnose UK Construction's last minute syndrome and discuss potential solutions

January 27, 2025

A scalable mechanism to retrofit

We explain how Vulcan addresses system issues for homeowners to invest in retrofit

August 31, 2024

Modelling heat pumps with HEM

We used HEM to quantify the benefit of heat pumps with flexible tariffs and solar

August 16, 2024

Real life comparison: HEM vs SAP

We demonstrate how the Home Energy Model can predict actual energy use

June 6, 2024

Measure thermal comfort with the Home Energy Model

The Home Energy Model outputs operative temperature for decisions that consider thermal comfort.

May 15, 2024

How has the Home Energy Model been validated?

We cover how the Home Energy Model has been validated against other models and real buildings.

May 3, 2024

Why the Home Energy Model matters

The Home Energy Model (HEM) will be used for Building Regulations from 2025. We cover why this matters.

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Why use the Home Energy Model?

The Home Energy Model (HEM) will be required to assess new and existing dwelling compliance with UK building regulations. Unlike today's energy models HEM uses a high resolution methodology, enabling more accurate baselines and precision improvement design.