Including 5 closely related terms such as energy performance, energy performance, and energy efficiency.
… will be generated from renewable sources, including the way we heat our comfortable, energy efficient buildings. • All of County Durham’s transport will be ultra-low carbon and everyone will have access to safe and reliable public transport, while cycling and walking by choice whenever possible. • Our natural environment will be thriving, and it will easily offset minimal remaining carbon emissions. • Our…
… highest uptake of energy efficiency grants nationally, working with landlords to improve quality and energy efficiency of buildings and supporting low carbon retrofit for off gas homes. A building being retrofitted with insulation as part of the low carbon depot project. Back to contents Heat Decarbonisation Emergency Response Plan Introduction Burning natural gas and other fuels to heat…
… efficiency grants nationally, working with landlords to improve quality and energy efficiency of buildings and supporting low carbon retrofit for off gas homes. The Council is developing a new Council House programme of 500 units, ensuring the buildings are designed with high levels of insulation and heated by air source heat pumps, powered, in part, by solar PV. This will ensure that heat demand…
… way to transition to net zero heat for all communities. Insulation The retrofit of homes with wall, loft, and floor insulation, and other improvements to the fabric of the building, not only creates better quality homes but reduces heating costs and reduces carbon emissions. There are health advantages to improved energy efficiency too: cold homes can exacerbate existing poor health conditions…
…. The Government aims to upgrade all fuel poor homes to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030 and has an aspiration for as many homes as possible to be EPC band C by 2035 (where practical, cost-effective and affordable). Insulation schemes are therefore essential in moving us towards the 2045 target. The current national Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programme is highly successful and has…