Government still a long way off Green Deal finance target but Minister for Energy and Climate Change emphasises it is still early days for Green Deal
Statistics show 36 households signed up to the Green Deal by the end of June but the figure still leaves the government a long way off the target of 10,000 Green Deal financing packages by the end of the year. The slow start to the scheme had been blamed on the fact only a few […]
Promising start for Green Deal as energy efficiency work begins in London, Kent and Wales
Following the launch of the Green Deal in January, energy efficiency schemes have begun around the country, in London, Enfield Council has joined forces with British Gas to deliver a £10 million energy efficiency improvement programme to the borough. The scheme will reduce the energy bills of 1,000 of Enfield’s lowest income households by an […]
Green Deal delays ‘will damage the insulation industry’
The insulation Industry Forum that gathers 70% of the UK’s industry claims that the Green Deal which starts operating in January 2013 will cut-off 16,000 jobs. Indeed, due to the gap found between the end of the subsidy schemes related to cavity wall solid wall and loft insulation, and the full operation of the Green […]
Green Deal finance and energy saving installations
The Green Deal provides a great deal opportunity for housing associations to retrofit their properties making them more energy efficient. Once Green Deal finance is in place which the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is certain will be on 28th January, energy efficient improvements to properties can be made of up to £10,000 […]
New government energy plans set to boost retrofitting market
The government has set out reforms of the electricity market with incentives for businesses to reduce energy consumption, possibly stimulating the demand for retrofitting existing buildings to make them more energy efficient. Plans published by the government allowed firms to be paid for saving energy and provided opportunities for those working in retrofitting. The government […]
UK Green Building Council Co-ordinates alliance for government to act on Green for Growth campaign
A number of property and construction industry bodies have signed an open letter to Chancellor George Osborne calling for the government to act on Building’s Green for Growth campaign. The letter, drafted by the UK Green Building Council highlights 5 key demands; action on the Green Deal, retrofitting public buildings, display energy certificates, the zero […]
Syntegra Consulting Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric successfully co-hosted a free CPD seminar; ‘A Sustainable Approach on New and Existing Homes’ at The Building Centre in Central London on the 8th March 2012
Syntegra Consulting Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric successfully co-hosted a free CPD seminar; ‘New and Existing homes: A Sustainable Approach’ at The Building Centre in Central London on the 8th March 2012. ‘’Our CPD Accredited seminar ‘New and Existing Homes: A S ustainable Approach’ is an invaluable insight for Housing Professionals. The seminar focused on Part […]
Keeping up the pace on energy efficiency
Prime Minister David Cameron promised “the greenest Government ever”and two flagship initiatives were announced – The green Deal and the Green Investment Bank. One year on, neither policy has come to effect although the plans for the Green Deal at least are now much more detailed. The energy bill currently going through Parliament will provide […]
The Green Deal – additional potential for savings
For those who dont know the Green Deal, in it householders who take out an eco-loan will be offered an energy retrofit package which will be repaid by savings on the household energy bill. This loan will be attached to the house, not the householder. The offer will come from a range of financial instructions and […]
Eco-upgrades may get veto by Social Landlords
The green Deal allows firms, including housing associations to borrow money in order to undertake energy efficiency improvements to homes, on the basis that it will be paid back through a cut of the reduction in the residents power bill. Housing associations look to have won the right to prevent tenants from arranging eco-upgrades to […]
What is the Green Deal? – Eco-Refit, Refurb and the Future
The BRE Trust and the Energy Saving Trust is currently introducing The National Refurbishment Centre. This data brings in reliable resources from scientific research and testing, guidance’s on installation techniques and more so, real refurbishment projects with customer feedback from around the country. The Governments Green deal investment will implement energy efficiency resources in autumn […]
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