Residents have the chance to gain specialist advice on how to make home improvements by joining a charity scheme. The housing and homelessness charity Shelter is working alongside the Royal Institute of British Architects to run Architect in the House, which is a programme that is now in its 15th year, according to the Tewkesbury Admag. Carl Holloway, an architect taking part in the scheme, told the news provider With the housing market uncertain and mortgages still hard to secure, building on the home you already own often makes more sense than trading up. People who participate in Architect in the House will also have the chance to make their DIY dreams happen while raising money for charity. A study from Thinksulation.com recently discovered that more people are now turning to social media platforms to discover new ways of saving energy. The website reported that an average of 255,000 questions based on home energy efficiency are posted on Twitter and Facebook daily.