Including the closely related terms insulation, and insulation.
… of energy, particularly in heating our homes and commercial and public buildings. This will also help residents to live in warm homes which are cheaper to run and healthier to live in and contribute to efforts to reduce fuel poverty in the city region. Achieving this will require owners of existing homes and buildings to make improvements to current levels of insulation to reduce heat…
… loss through the building fabric well beyond the basic measures they might already have in place (e.g. loft insulation, draught proofing). Priority 1: Reducing the heat demand from existing homes focussing on initiating a fundamental shift in whole house retrofit by retrofitting homes by 2024. Priority 2: Reducing the heat demand from existing commercial and public…
… lighting and draught-proofing • Upgrade your home insulation – loft, cavity wall and draught • Think about whole-house retrofit, particularly if carrying out renovations Businesses and other organisations • Sign up to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings commitment • Measure, report on and improve the operational energy efficiency of premises, coming together within sectors to do so. • Consider…