Including 4 closely related terms such as wall insulation, wall insulation, and insulation.
… and lighting systems, whereas a large proportion of homes in Redditch were built during the New Town Corporation Development and were built to 1970’s and early 1980’s building standards. Free insulation for over 60’s in Bromsgrove: In 2008 Bromsgrove Council launched a scheme to encourage the over 60’s (in Council tax bands A-E) to have their lofts and cavity walls insulated for free. The scheme…
… is administered by Act on Energy and has been extremely popular, with over 185 homes being insulated each year, and the fund (£50,000) was fully subscribed. Based on average figures, these loft/cavity wall insulations have saved 116 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year. 7 Climate Change Strategic Themes What do we need to achieve over the life of this strategy? ‰ Deliver our targets under LAA and National…
… essential miles. 3. Reduce staff mileage and ensure only essential travel is undertaken. Strategic Actions Arising ‰ Continue schemes to promote loft/cavity wall insulation, improve RBC housing stock and work with Housing Associations in BDC to increase domestic energy efficiency. ‰ Reduce internal energy consumption and increase energy efficiency of buildings ‰ Work with LSP partners (e.g. PCT, New…
… benefits for whom an energy assessment of their housing has been carried out, living in homes with: 1. Low energy efficiency 2. High energy efficiency The energy efficiency of a house can be measured using the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). The procedure calculates a number between 1 and 100, low numbers generally indicate a house that has low levels of insulation and an inefficient heating…
…, most notably BDHT. The cheapest and most effective option to reduce emissions would be widespread loft/cavity insulation, but there are limits to this, especially in Redditch as there are very few un-insulated properties left, as current fuel price increases have been enough of a financial incentive for owner- occupiers to insulate their homes, and the Councils own subsidised insulation schemes have…