The Climate Change Act, as amended in 2019, commits the UK to ‘net zero’ by 2050. The built environment accounts for roughly 40% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, with around 20% of this coming from non-domestic buildings, according to the Climate Change Committee.
PAS2035 is a framework for the design and delivery of energy retrofit measures to existing buildings in the UK. The UK Government has highlighted the retrofit of buildings as an integral part of their strategy to achieve 68% carbon reduction by 2030.
In our second look at securing funding for Wave 2 of SHDF, VOR’s Retrofit Technical Designer StJohn Townsend discusses archetype analysis and how this can help social housing providers with their bids.
A Guardian article published earlier this week following Greenpeace-funded research has shown that insulating homes in Britain and installing heat pumps could benefit the economy by £7bn a year and create 140,000 new jobs.
VOR is really excited to be working with the West of England Combined Authority undertaking a technical monitoring role on Phase 2 of the Local Authority Delivery scheme (LAD 2). The scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households living in the South West area.
Guidance for Wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) has been published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This guidance, currently published in final draft form, will now go through a period of clarification which will enable the sector to get visibility of what is intended for wave 2.1 and to get #SHDFbidready
Following VOR’s growth in the last 18 months, the team has moved into their first Bristol base at Bristol North Baths. The contemporary office space will provide a hub for the team to meet, work and collaborate.
We are proud to announce VOR is now a member of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), recognising our commitment to improving the sustainability of the built environment.
Sustainability and energy efficiency are at the forefront when it comes to new building design, but how do we make sure older buildings and any buildings already constructed can benefit from new or environmentally friendly techniques, that might not have been available when they were originally built.
Whilst new builds are being built to be as energy-efficient as possible, existing homes that need to be retrofitted are pushing low-income families deeper into fuel poverty.
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