Including the closely related terms property, and property.
… on Climate Change’s recommendations, put plans in place to bring our own stock of houses up to at least EPC C rating. At the same time, develop plans for how we then move our stock towards becoming as close to net zero as possible, which would mean achieving an A rating. A score of 100 is given to a property which is carbon net zero, which as the image below shows, means achieving a rating…
… of A is ideally required. 17 | Corporate Climate Change Action Plan This may involve establishing which properties are best suited to being retrofitted and which may be better targeted with Solar PV. A feasibility and cost analysis of moving from EPC C to A would be beneficial in enabling us to plan for how we reach net zero with our own housing stock by 2041. We also need…
… to work with owner occupiers and the private rented sector in bringing their homes up to at least an EPC C rating, and as opportunities arise, support them to transition properties to net zero. We are already working with the WMCA on the development of a borough-wide scheme for retrofitting homes and other buildings and should continue with this scheme The council runs several domestic energy…
… standards which are compatible with homes being carbon net zero whilst balancing their affordability. We are also looking at several schemes for heating properties which use Air Source Heat Pumps, either for individual homes or to serve a group of homes, and again this will help to inform our future approach to providing heat. An evaluation on our workforce is needed to help our staff develop…