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greentomatoenergy helps its clients build and renovate to the highest quality and to the lowest energy spec

greentomatoenergy helps its clients build and renovate to the highest quality and to the lowest energy spec

The building trade is about to experience a revolution. For the last 30 years, sustainable building has been creeping into every aspect of development - from foundations to roofs, walls to windows, the latest low energy technologies are being tested and installed in new builds and renovations alike. These technologies are getting cheaper, more efficient and easier to use. Soon we will be deploying them across the UK on a huge scale, resulting in comfortable and energy efficient buildings.

Whether you decide to create the ultimate low energy house - such as this one we have now had certified to passivhaus standards - or simply want to create a more thermally comfortable and efficient house, we have the real, practical experience to make it happen. Our design and project management team will use this experience to provide you with implementable solutions for your home.

Click one of the buttons below to find out more about the latest developments in low energy new builds or retrofits, and how we can help.    

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Flying is actually more efficient than driving

Truth: It is true that a single person in a car cruising... read more

Flying is actually more efficient than driving


Truth: It is true that a single person in a car cruising down the motorway at 70mph, uses more energy per kilometre travelled per passenger than a plane. But when a car travels more slowly it becomes much more efficient. And obviously, putting 5 people in a car makes it use 5 times less energy per passenger!


UK-wide statistics suggest that – on average – flying uses around 1.3 times more energy than driving.


The real problem is that on one return flight to Australia you travel over 30,000km, a distance that the average person drives in 2.5 years...