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Were you affected by the cold snap last year or concerned about your pipes freezing? If so, be prepared this year and insulate now with EuroFoam from EuroBead Insulation.

Were you affected by the cold snap last year, or concerned about your pipes freezing? Be prepared this year and insulate now with EuroFoam from EuroBead insulation.

Athlone Chamber is coordinating an Athlone Sustainable Energy Day on Friday April 15 in Golden Island Shopping Centre. The awareness raising information day is being organised as part of the wider European Sustainable Energy Week 2011.

Galway Modern Homes & Building Exhibition will return next month to provide ideas, advice and inspiration for those building, extending, or improving their homes. The show will take place in Leisureland on Friday April 1 from 6pm to 10pm, and on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April from 12 noon to 6pm.

Westmeath County Council aims to make a 33 per cent energy saving in the public sector by 2020, in line with national targets.

With oil prices reaching all time highs and no changes in the regulation of the domestic electricity supply market, now is a good time for homeowners to consider upgrading and modifying their heating systems as part of an overall home energy plan. Solar power technology has come a long way in the past few years to the point where even allowing for the erratic and unpredictable Irish weather conditions it is now possible to capture the energy potential of the sun’s rays during natural daylight on most days. The installation of well placed solar panels plus good home insulation coupled with proper boiler calibration and the fitting of low emission light bulbs throughout a home can all go a long way towards reducing the average family heat and electricity bills - while at the same time playing a vital part in reducing our carbon footprint.

In these difficult economic times, one investment that is definitely great value is to upgrade the insulation in your home. This ensures that you and yours have top range comfort and you are also minimising your energy usage and making big savings on energy costs.

Staff at McMahon’s Builders are very aware of the current economic climate; with this in mind the company will hold a free information evening in its branch on the Tuam Road on Tuesday March 8 at 6.30pm.

Dama Construction and Insulation Company is a well-established company in Kilkenny providing construction service, cavity wall and attic insulation, drylining, and external insulation which is very popular these days.

Galway Senator Niall O Brolchain has welcomed new figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland showing that the national insulation schemes have saved money for more than 7,000 households in Galway and have helped to reduce fuel poverty.