Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common type of retrofitting in California is shoring up a raised foundation. Also consider chimneys and gas. (Daniel Sulzberg / ...

Is retrofitting your home worth the money? Many people may be more concerned about the cost of it all and the payback it delivers than the environmental benefits. If you can afford to do it, investing ...

Retrofitting represents one of the best opportunities to improve the environment in our cities. Two-thirds of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050, and since buildings account ...

With many reporting that a timely return-on-investment can be difficult to achieve due to the large upfront costs Industry 4.0 initiatives sometimes require, retrofitting is often floated as a ...

To read the full discussion, click here. The refurbishment of buildings is often talked about as being the low hanging fruit in terms of reducing emissions. However, this tends to be met by a barrage ...

We are all familiar with the concept of cost benefit analyses, and some of us rely on them when making significant investments. At least, we think we do. In fact, psychologists tell us that most ...

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Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing that When Boris Afinogenov moved to Liverpool from Lithuania in 2011, he knew that most ...