Cavity wall insulation can help prevent heat loss through your walls. Consider getting this retro-fitted if you still have uninsulated walls.

Are your heating costs literally going through the roof? Check to ensure you have 250-270 mm of loose roll loft insulation and top up if necessary.

Still using tungsten, halogen or fluorescent bulbs? Changing to LED lighting can save energy and money.

Building Management Systems (BMS) are great for controlling your building systems efficiently, but only if they have been properly set up! Check your system is properly configured.

When cooking you can often use the residual heat to to save energy if you switch your cooker off just before you finish cooking. However, you still need to make sure that your food is properly cooked through.

Make sure your radiators are clear so they can heat the space efficiently. Curtains or furniture can easily block them.

Insulate hot water pipes along their full length. Don’t waste the energy you have used to heat your hot water.

Litter belongs in bins! Stuffing litter behind radiators not only prevents them working efficiently but can also be a fire risk.

Draught excluders are a cheap way of cutting out the chill from poorly fitting doors and windows. Most are also easy to fit, a simple DIY task.

If your charger has an LED to show it’s in use, it is still using energy until you switch it off at the wall or unplug it.