As of 31st March 2016, the Zero Carbon Hub has ceased operations due to industry funding being withdrawn...
Tags: Zero Carbon, Sustainability, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Funding
Recent research suggests that UK attitudes to fossil fuels and renewable energy are changing faster than anyone expected. There has been a lot of publicity about the DECC poll which showed a significant fall in support for fracking for shale gas – only 28% of those surveyed actively opposed the technology...
On July 23rd the Government announced that they would no longer be funding the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC). The Green Deal Finance Company has announced that it will cease accepting applications for new Green Deal Plans with immediate effect. This is to ensure that sufficient funds exist to support those applications that have been lodged in recent weeks and are already being processed...
Tags: Green Deal, Energy, EPC
The Government has recently released a document called the Productivity Plan. This plan essentially sets how it plans to become more productive, i.e. how it is looking to streamline over the term and fix the foundations holding up the Government. The changes are proposed across many sectors, however there is one sentence (under section 9.17) that stands out amongst the crowd and that impacts on the future of sustainability in building...
Tags: Zero Carbon, Energy, Passivhaus, Sustainability
ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) is an energy assessment scheme that is mandatory for large organisations in the UK with more than 250 employees, turnover in excess of €50m and an annual balance sheet total of €43m...
Tags: ESOS, Energy, Energy Savings
The Energy Act 2011 changes regarding minimum energy efficiency standards have now come into force through the Energy Efficiency Regulations 2015. You should be aware that the Energy Act 2011 contains a clause with severe implications for 18% of all commercial property effecting...
Tags: Energy Act, EPC, Energy
Our Sustainability Associate, Robert Diamond is now trained as a lead assessor in the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).
Tags: ESOS, Energy, Energy Savings
From 2018, landlords will not be able to rent out properties that have an EPC rating of F or G. Changes to the Energy Act 2011 will mean that up to 18% of commercial and 1 in 10 domestic properties will need to improve their energy ratings or become unlettable from April 1st 2018. This especially effects older properties, with 65% of the F & G ratings belonging to homes that predate 1919...
Tags: EPC, Landlords, Energy Act, Energy, Carbon
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