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Government support is being sought for a range of proposals intended to drive widescale transformation of UK homes to be more energy efficient and easier to heat
An industry body bringing together building engineering specialists, authorities and the wider construction sector is urging government to support a major national retrofit strategy.
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has proposed a holistic plan to make homes more efficient in terms of energy, water and heat use, while also ensuring safety and comfort.
A consultation document has been launched with a range of proposals for the government and industry to support. These are intended to ensure widescale improvements of domestic properties in line with the UK’s target of having as many homes as possible able to meet a rating of at least Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C by 2035.
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BRADFORD Council is joining a call by the construction industry for the Government to invest more in making homes more energy efficient and energy bills cheaper. The Council has endorsed the Construction Leadership Council’s National Retrofit Strategy. This calls for the Government, working in partnership with industry and local authorities, to introduce a national strategy to make homes greener and more energy efficient. The move would mean taking a ‘whole house’ approach to retrofitting homes by 2035 to bring them up to a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating of C. The EPC measures the energy efficiency of homes i.e. the potential energy costs. Homes are rated A to G with A being the most energy efficient. Older properties tend to have a lower rating, but measures, such as underfloor insulation or double glazing can improve a rating.
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Document sets out broad pathways for how the UK’s net zero carbon ambitions can be met while powering buildings and transport
The government’s new Energy White Paper highlights the UK’s ambitions to support cleaner heat through greater use of electric technologies and more efficient homes.
The document, which also highlights a role for cleaner gas fuels such as hydrogen for heat and industrial processes, details the pathway to ensure energy production, distribution and its use can support the 2050 legal target to eliminate or offset the UK’s total carbon emissions.
A consultation has also been launched alongside the white paper to get feedback on how industry should finance and deploying renewable technologies to transform the energy sector. Interested parties have until 22 February 2021 to respond to the consultation that will be used to support future UK energy strategy.