•    Use energy saving lighting in your whole house, CFL  (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) and fluorescent lighting are good but LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting is best as it generates more full spectrum lighting with less energy usage and last much longer than conventional lighting. Halogen spotlights can easily be replaced with LED fittings
•    Make sure you have lagging on your hot water cylinder
•    All doors and windows should have 100% draught-proofing
•    The hot water cylinder should have a thermostat
•    Some sheltered sides around the house are beneficial
•    Consider upgrading to a high efficiency condensing boiler >95% efficient
•    Consider investing in solar panels
•    Attic should ideally have 200mm insulation on the ceiling
•    If you have cavity walls, consider getting them professionally pumped with high-quality polystyrene beads
•    Consider improving the overall control of your heating system with thermostatic radiator valves, room thermostat to control boiler, digital programmer and a boiler interlock
•    Your immersion heater should also have time and temperature control
•    If you have an open fireplace and don’t use it, consider sealing it off as this will significantly reduce heat-loss
•    Consider replacing an open fireplace (30% efficient) with a stove or sealed room heater(>60% efficient) or at least add a back-boiler to the open fireplace to improve its efficiency to 40% plus
•    Consider building a draught-lobby/air interlock of 2 m2 and a radiator on the main entrance which also reduces heat loss
•    If you have an unnecessarily large living area, consider reducing its size by making a partition wall or separate the living area from the dining area with doors. This helps the BER as the living area is classified as having an average temperature of 21⁰ Celsius whilst the rest of the house is classified as having an average temperature of 18⁰Celsius