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A Met Office report stating that the UK\u2019s extreme weather conditions are \u2018the new normal\u2019 highlights the importance of ensuring Britain\u2019s homes can cope with both ends of the weather spectrum, says Actis<\/h2>\n

Actis cites research carried out by Loughborough University\u2019s Building Energy Research Group, which looks at how the fabric of a building can help in the battle to ensure occupants remain cool during hot weather.<\/p>\n

Loughborough University\u2019s senior lecturer in healthy buildings, Dr Ben Roberts, writing on academic news website The Conversation, said that various passive measures, including installing insulation, will help homes stay cool in the summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cCombined with new regulations for overheating which limit the sun\u2019s heat entering through windows, high levels of insulation and airtightness can be a positive thing for our buildings all year round,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

How Actis products keep homes cool during periods of extreme weather<\/h3>\n

Architectural designer and technical manager at Actis insulation, Harsha Mistry, says some forms of insulation can make homes unbearably hot during heatwaves<\/a>, but others, such as Actis\u2019 reflective insulation blankets, insulating vapour control layers and insulating breather membranes, including its two-in-one Eolis HC<\/a>, can actually keep them cool as they reflect around 94% of infrared radiation.<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cIn the winter, insulation minimises the need for active heating by addressing thermal efficiency directly within the building’s structure \u2013 essentially a fabric-first approach. Similarly, during the summer, the reflective properties of Actis insulation deflect solar heat rather than transferring it indoors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis keeps the interior naturally cooler and significantly reduces the energy required for active cooling via air-conditioning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hot weather is here to stay<\/h3>\n

Met Office scientists say the climate of the 20th century is a thing of the past, with the hottest day of the year in the south of England now typically 4.5\u00b0C warmer than it was between 1961 and 1990.<\/p>\n

The report confirmed that 2025 was the warmest year since records began in 1884 and projects that temperatures in the mid-forties could be reality for the UK by 2050 if global warming continues at its current pace.<\/p>\n

Experts at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say more than\u00a02,700 people may have died from heat-related causes<\/a>\u00a0in England and Wales during the May and June heatwaves.<\/p>\n

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