A 1930s-style house built in 2008 has been fitted with over 100 sensors to monitor energy use, temperature and humidity in an ambitious project by the University of Nottingham and E.ON.
The sensors are designed to provide feedback in the university's attempt to create the most energy-efficient house possible, as researchers plan to install cavity wall insulation, draft-proofing and double glazing over the next few weeks to monitor the effectiveness of each measure.
Dave Clarke, head of research and development at E.ON, commented: "Recently we’ve been attempting to find out where the house was losing hot air by pressurising the building and then attempting to monitor where the worst of the heat loss was."
In June, researchers at the University of Nottingham announced that the development of a new laser for generating sound waves rather than light had taken a major step forward.