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Government moves to cut red tape on historic home retrofits
The government has taken the first steps towards making it easier to retrofit historic homes
Tag: energy efficiency
‘ULEZ’ charge on buildings could improve air quality, say academics
A ULEZ-style charge on buildings could rapidly bring down levels of nitrogen dioxide (NOx) in London and other UK cities, built environment professionals say
Hunt commits £6bn to insulation – but RIBA calls for ‘accelerated’ retrofit program
The government has pledged to spend £6 billion on home insulation – but RIBA president Simon Allford said the investment must be ‘accelerated’ to combat the UK’s poor energy efficiency
Hebridean blackhouse vs volume housebuilder home – energy profiles compared
In the second of three comparisons of historic and modern buildings, Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban look at the energy profiles of a pre-modern Hebrides blackhouse and a volume housebuilder home
M&S Oxford Street vs the Baths of Caracalla – energy profiles compared
In the first of three comparisons of historic and modern buildings, Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban examine the energy profiles of the Baths of Caracalla and Pilbrow & Partners’ proposed new M&S on Oxford Street
Government says it won’t ‘impose’ better insulation on homes
The government has said it will not ‘impose’ measures to improve energy efficiency in existing homes as ‘British people are no-nonsense pragmatists who can make [their own] decisions’
Yes, we need to retrofit Britain – and yes, we can afford it
The issue is not that we cannot afford to retrofit our energy-inefficient built environment on the government’s budgets, but that we cannot afford not to, says Smith Mordak
Government urged to close energy efficiency ‘performance gap’
A former minister has urged the government to regulate the actual energy performance of new homes, rather than just the standard of energy efficiency that they are designed to
MPs slam UK’s ‘woefully inadequate’ housing retrofit drive
A powerful committee of MPs today cited The Architects’ Journal in warning that the drive to make Britain net zero will ‘hit a roadblock’ unless the government urgently steps up its efforts
The government has missed a big opportunity to show it is serious about climate change
The government’s response to the Future Homes consultation is hugely disappointing in its neglect of energy efficiency improvements, says Geoff Wilkinson