Green home projects receive funding
Twelve projects have been awarded funding via the Green Home Finance Accelerator programme, allowing households to access low-carbon technologies as part of various pilots. The 12 projects receiving funding includes […]
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BESA urges government to make 2024 the year of retrofit
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the UK government to focus on ways to accelerate growth in the number of whole building retrofit projects carried out during 2024.
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NatWest launches retrofit training with Supply Chain Sustainability School
The free training programme includes workshops on commercial incentives for retrofit.
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Builders Merchants Federation calls for retrofit VAT cut
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has urged the government to eliminate or significantly reduce the rate of VAT for retrofit work on existing homes.
The comparative performance of building emissions reductions across 6 countries between 2010 and 2020
Retrofit rates are stagnating in key countries, says report
Reductions in carbon emissions from buildings are stalling in several G20 countries in Europe (UK, France, and Germany) and emissions are now rising in the USA.
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Study shows lack of knowledge on energy efficiency in private rental sector
British Gas has released a report into greening the private rental sector, which reveals that 81% of landlords believe that further improvements are required to make their property more environmentally friendly, yet only 23% would make these improvements.
Historic England reveals retrofit skills gaps
Local data on the estimated need for retrofitting skills to deliver net zero for England’s historic buildings has been made available by Historic England.
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Barriers to Scottish energy efficiency revealed
Affordability and low awareness of government schemes are key barriers to Scotland achieving its goals to improve the energy efficiency of homes and reach net zero, according to a survey […]
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Report calls for new windows to reduce heat loss
A new report – A Window of Opportunity – jointly published by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) and British Glass – has found that 98% of windows in UK homes would not meet current Building Regs.
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National Retrofit Hub welcomes Lyrical as a sponsor
We are thrilled to announce that Lyrical Communications – including elemental, Installer and InstallerSHOW – is the newest sponsor of the National Retrofit Hub. Collaboration is at the heart of […]
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InnovateUK awards funding for AI to measure home heat loss at scale
The project, lasting two years, will support the development, demonstration, and commercialisation of Rapid Thermal Performance Assessment Algorithms (RaThPAs) – algorithms that interpret thermal images of buildings for retrofit insights.
NHDG calls on government to bring forward next SHDF wave
The National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) is calling on the government to announce the release of the full £3.8bn of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) in the upcoming Autumn Statement.
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