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- 19th Jul 2023
Using behavioural science to redesign customer water bills
Last year, the UK sweltered through its hottest summer on record, with droughts declared nationwide. And if this June - the hottest June since records began - is anything to go by, the signs point to this becoming a more regular occurrence in 2023 and beyond. It is a jarring…
- Blog
- 13th Jun 2023
Do smart meters reduce households’ energy consumption?
Smart gas and electricity meters are devices that measure and record the amount of energy that a household uses (every 30-minutes) and inform the consumer of how much they are spending on energy via an In-Home-Display (IHD). Consumption data is also automatically relayed to the household’s energy supplier. Smart meters…
- Blog
- 5th Jun 2023
How can we build a Net Zero society?
To mark the World Environment Day, we’d like to tell you about our recent major sustainability event. To achieve the UK's net-zero targets, we need significant social and behavioural shifts. But how can we get there? To help answer this question, earlier this year, BIT released a new flagship report…
- Report
- 25th Jan 2023
How to build a Net Zero society
Tackling climate change is not only a moral and legal obligation but is the growth opportunity of the 21st century and is backed by huge public support
- Blog
- 20th Dec 2022
Carbon Offsetting at BIT
BIT's committment to offsetting emissions from our flights and office energy consumption until we are carbon negative
- Blog
- 5th Dec 2022
Using behavioural science to redesign customer water bills
Redesigning water bills to save water using behavioural insights
- Blog
- 1st Nov 2022
Five ways to cut your energy bill that actually work
We’ve been reviewing the evidence and have identified five actions households can take that will have meaningful impacts on their energy usage
- Blog
- 25th Oct 2022
How can behavioural insights help save energy in the workplace?
Reducing energy usage at the workplace is not always as simple as just turning down the thermostat - employers must facilitate a shift in the way employees behave
- Report
- 28th Jul 2022
ESOS recommendations template: final report
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), which is administered by the Environment Agency and was launched in 2014, requires large businesses/groups in the UK to carry out an energy audit of their buildings, industrial processes and transport at least once every 4 years to identify opportunities for energy efficiency. A…
- Blog
- 9th Mar 2022
How much are we willing to pay to make home heating greener?
When it comes to reducing emissions from the way people heat their homes (home heating is currently responsible for around 14% of UK emissions), the UK government (alongside many other countries) is betting a lot on heat pumps. We tried to understand how willing UK householders are to adopt a…