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Tag Archives: Energy Efficiency
Home Insulation Levels in Great Britain
17 June 2011: Statistical release by DECC on the estimates of home insulation levels in Great Britain (April 2011). No regional information is provided unfortunately, however, this release does include an estimate of the number of homes with Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) for the first time – a significant issue for London due to the high proportion of solid wall homes.
Posted in Data Store, News
Tagged Data, DECC, Energy Efficiency, Solid Wall Insulation
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Updated RE:NEW Manual
June 2011: The GLA have produced an updated manual on the implementation of the Mayor’s major home energy efficiency programme for London, RE:NEW (Note: the Annexes to the manual available at the above link are over 50MB in size).
Housing ‘eco-retrofit’ completes
13 June 2011: Gifford engineers have completed a comprehensive retrofit project in Harrow that will now be monitored to see how effectively the country’s existing housing stock can be converted into energy efficient homes to achieve deep cuts in carbon emissions.
“A whole house solution for everyday living” has been delivered by Gifford’s Sustainability Team at a 1960s semi-detached house in Harrow, North West London. The team designed a number of energy efficiency measures for the property, including super insulating the building envelope and sealing it to reduce heat loss, a ventilation system coupled with heat recovery, low energy lighting with specialist LED fittings, solar thermal panels, a room-by-room control system and a ‘last man out’ switch to stop appliances being left on stand-by. Read more here.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, News
Tagged Energy Efficiency, Harrow, Housing, Retrofit
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Waltham Forest Home Retrofit Project
June 2011: Profile of a home energy efficiency refurbishment project being undertaken by Waltham Forest. ‘Green Home’ case study available here.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, News
Tagged Energy Efficiency, Retrofit, Waltham Forest
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Londoners in the dark over efficiency cost savings
6 June 2011: According to new research from energy company E.ON, “Brits place saving money on their energy bill as their top household budgeting priority, however, many people are in the dark when it comes to understanding the true savings that can be made“. E.ON’s ‘Energy Saving Savviness‘ survey indicated that only 30% or so of Londoners correctly identified the financial savings from being energy efficient
Energy Efficient High Rises
31 May 2011: Article in today’s Daily Telegraph highlighting how developers and designers are working to improve the sustainability credentials of new high rise developments. The example discussed is the Silvertree tower in the Royal Docks where apartments will be rated 4 onthe Code for Sustainable Homes scale.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, News
Tagged Code for Sustainable Homes, Energy Efficiency, Newham
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London Needs a better Green Deal
28 May 2011: Darren Johnson, London Assembly Green Party member, argues that more needs to be done to ensure the Government’s Green Deal programme delivers a step change in improving energy efficiency measures in London’s homes.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, News
Tagged Energy Efficiency, Green Deal, London Assembly
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Energy Performance of Buildings Quarterly Data
20 May 2011: CLG release of ‘Code for Sustainable Homes and Energy Performance of Buildings: Cumulative and Quarterly Data up to March 2011‘ . Contains code certification data and SAP ratings of new homes being built. Data is available in the spreadsheet posted at link for London.
Can fuel poverty in London be eradicated by 2016?
18 May 2011: Fuel poverty affects almost a quarter of London households and is thought to be responsible for around 2,100 premature deaths a year. Is the capital on track to meet the Government’s target of eradicating the problem by 2016? What more can the Mayor and energy companies do to help? The London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee today launches a new investigation into the cost of energy and the role that suppliers and the Mayor can play in helping to reduce fuel poverty in the capital.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, News
Tagged Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, Housing, London Assembly, Mayor
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Sainburys’ ‘Carbon Academy’ to train 20,000 people by 2020
16 May 2011: Sainsbury’s is to launch a new initiative that will help revolutionise the way in which the company manages its carbon footprint. The Sainsbury’s Carbon Academy will provide environmental training to 20,000 people by 2020. Stores that have been through an earlier energy efficiency initiative have seen an average reduction in energy usage of 17 per cent.
Housing and Planning Key Facts
13 May 2011: Department of Communities snapshot of the main housing and planning data – includes updated data (national – not regional) for energy efficiency ratings of homes, percentage of homes with loft insulation and percentage of homes with central heating.