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.
Storming the schematics, energy modellers will all too often give computer software carte blanche to select a set of energy efficiency measures, with a 1 dimensional perspective of performance parameters.
The new framework was brought in to ensure high-quality retrofit projects is already facing cut corners and industry-wide bypassing.
PAS2035 was released as a response to the findings found within the Each Home Counts Review. The review identified current flaws as well as potential long-term problems with energy-efficient construction projects.
Can the proposed future design of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) truly work in the new PAS 2035 world?
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has just released its proposal for ECO4, replacing the currently used ECO3 and run from April 2022 until March 2026, with an average annual budget of £1 billion, funded by the energy bills of all electricity users in the UK.
From July 1, 2021, all retrofit projects receiving government grant funding will be required to adhere to the PAS 2035 standard.
In May 2019, the British Standards Institute (BSI) published the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) document. This was a response to the Each Home Counts review (2015-2017), which identified current flaws as well as potential long-term issues with energy efficiency construction projects.
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