All retrofit articles – Page 2
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NewsFixing poor housing would bring £135bn in societal benefits, says BRE
New research sets out health and economic benefits of action to improve poor housing
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CommentThe ‘green premium’ on sales prices will itself justify retrofit
Chris Brown argues we need government to help ensure an orderly transition to energy efficient homes.
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NewsL&Q names contractors for £3bn upgrade framework
Ten contractors picked to carry out 15 years of work to improve social landlord’s homes
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NewsHAs and councils share £1.4bn housing retrofit funding
Government claims 115,000 homes across England will benefit
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity to increase energy efficiency of homes
Investment in retrofit boosts the economy, helps net zero, drives upskilling, reduces NHS burdens and helps residents. The chancellor has missed a trick by only focusing on the short-term, writes Matthew Scott
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CommentGovernment inaction on retrofit leaves housing caught in the Jevons Paradox
The newly created department of energy security and net zero needs to take urgent action on to make heat pumps a widespread technology or it will fail to bring homes up to the standard needed to meet the UK’s net zero targets, writes Chris Brown
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NewsLeading ‘for-profit’ landlord in talks over funding stock retrofit programmes
Initiative from L&G Affordable Homes comes as provider given top grades by the regulator
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CommentTime to focus on insulation carbon trade-offs to tackle our leaky homes
As the government prepares a plan to deliver its latest carbon budget, Chris Brown discusses the options for insulation of our housing stock
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NewsMPs call for ‘war effort’ to ramp up energy efficiency upgrades to 1m a year
Annual installations must increase tenfold to meet EAC’s target
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NewsGovernment launches £1bn fund to insulate least energy efficient homes
Scheme to come into effect in April 2023 and run for up to three years
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NewsEnergy efficiency drive ‘must learn from past failures’
Riba says government’s retrofit programme must build a competent supply chain following previous failed schemes
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NewsMortgage lenders join calls for green home stamp duty cut
UK Finance says government needs total ’policy reset’ to deliver Net Zero homes commitment
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NewsHousing providers asked to bid for £1.5bn of retrofit cash
About 130,000 properties could share funds for energy-efficiency improvements
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NewsNational retrofit scheme would benefit levelling up areas most, says IPPR
Think tank advocates £7bn a year investment in upgrading homes
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NewsIMMO announces £1bn plan to retrofit 3,000 PRS homes
Proptech firm to set up as a private landlord
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NewsGovernment slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on retrofit
UK’s official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as ‘scandalous’
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NewsSpring statement: Industry calls for more action on retrofit
Chancellor’s energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more comprehensive package needed, argue industry bodies
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NewsArchitects urge mass-retrofit of interwar housing
Improving 3.3m homes would cost £37.5bn, says the RIBA
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NewsAudit MPs scathing over green homes grant
Public accounts committee ‘not convinced’ that business department grasps full scale of the scheme’s failure
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NewsCost of decarbonising all UK homes could run to £330bn
Research from Savills says government interventions do not go far enough to persuade homeowners to carry out the work
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