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The Low Carbon Buildings Programme also handles applications for grants towards other renewable energy initiatives such as wood burners which are proving popular due to the significant energy savings to be gained and sustainability with regard to supply of resources and CO2 emissions. Whether such ... How to Select a Type and Make of Wood Burning Stove
Fair enough - a great many folk seem to have had the same idea and judging by some of the email I get, quite a few of them also seem to think that the only major issue is choosing between a traditional or contemporary wood burner to suit the style of their decor.
So off they go to look at some catalogs and browse some online stores and before too long they're up to their necks trying to sort out whether they should be looking at a log burner, a pellet stove (with or without hopper feed), solid fuel, multifuel, an inset fire (or stove), wood pellet boilers, range cookers, double sided ... The Pros and Cons of Installing A Wood Burning Stove
That's not to say that heating features such as these will make your house worth more on the market, but it will help you achieve your asking price and sell your house more quickly.
The second biggest reason that many people are installing wood burning stoves and biomass boilers is that wood burners are highly efficient and much cheaper to run than conventional gas, oil or electric heating systems; we're talking well over three times cheaper in most cases, and quite a bit more in some situations.
At present, there are few more easy ways to save money than to switch to wood burning as a domestic heating ... Sustainable Energy
Look carefully at specific areas, for example energy saving lighting and consider installing some solar lighting (or its simpler cousin, solar garden lighting) both of which will enable you to simultaneously tick the "save a lot of money" and "reduce carbon footprint" boxes.
If you are in a position to do so, think about maybe upgrading your heating system to use a wood burner which not only adds aesthetic value to your home but is very significantly cheaper to run than any of the conventional alternatives plus environmentally sound as wood based biofuels are strictly carbon neutral - no excess carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere.
In fact, don't ... Wood Burners Past And Present
But when you look at it, there are in fact quite a few very good reasons to consider installing a wood burner - assuming, that is, that you're fortunate enough to be able to do so. These include in no particular order: aesthetic value; efficiency; money saving; green energy; low carbon and other environmental considerations; increase the value of your property even.
Not everyone is ... 
