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… Efficiency Programme (HEEP) designed to improve the energy performance of the housing stock, reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions, and the cost of household bills, with the aim of all council homes to be EPC B. The programme will continue to be delivered over the next 8 years (overall reduction of between 15,000 and 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions). The Council House Build Programme (CHBP…

… Carbon Reduction Programme. The programme covers projects that are reducing both scope 1 (emissions from combustion) and scope 2 emissions (emissions from electricity). The programme was allocated £10.4m budget in 2019, and the council has also allocated an additional £3.5m to a Carpark Solar Canopy budget. The programme covers: • energy efficiency projects to reduce energy use and costs…

…) will continue to deliver new builds to net zero carbon in operation, on council-led schemes. Council house acquisitions aim for new builds to have a minimum EPC rating of C, and for non new builds the aim is for minimum EPC E and be capable of improving. All commercial lettings are now subject to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations and works are undertaken prior to letting…

… implementation steps that will be necessary and puts this into context of where we are in relation to the long term goals (pathways to carbon neutral). Summary of Key Areas of Opportunity in 2025 Key areas of opportunity for the coming year will be: • To support residents in improving energy efficiency of their homes, which can also help with comfort and bills through retrofit programmes and support…

… not take the focus away from reducing energy use in the first place. • Deliver co-benefits – where action to tackle carbon emissions also yields health or financial benefits, such as air quality and physical exercise benefits from walking and cycling. • Further embedding climate considerations in decision-making. Overview of the plan The following sections set out what the council…