Including 4 closely related terms such as heating system, heating, and heating system.
… policy intervention to prevent the installation of any new fossil fuel heating system (e.g. gas boilers) from 2020 3y Use policy intervention to prevent the installation of any gas-fired CHP system from 2019 3y Assess new planning applications with the correct electricity carbon intensity NWLDC should follow the Greater London Authority’s lead in requiring applicants to use the most up to date…
… or demolish and rebuild existing housing owned by the Council • Improve building energy efficiency: insulation, improved airtightness and better windows • Install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) wherever possible • Retrofit heat pumps • Install PV Target high emission homes first (e.g. those using coal or oil). Undertake a pilot project/exemplar a pilot project/exemplar…
… to establish costs and programme requirements for wider roll out. 3y Set best practice energy standards of future housing built or acquired by the Council, or on Council land. This should be consistent with the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Report on the future of housing (i.e space heating demand < 15-20 kWh/m2.yr). Passivhaus or equivalent should be considered…
… and an assessment against Net Zero Carbon should be required. 3y Start retrofitting existing buildings owned and operated by the Council (e.g. Council’s offices) • Improve building energy efficiency: insulation, improved airtightness and better windows • Install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) wherever possible • Retrofit heat pumps • Use energy management to reduce energy use…
… was developed before the climate emergency was declared and has limited scope to be amended before construction. A phased retrofit plan should be developed to improve the building fabric, replace the proposed gas-fired CHP with a heat pump and ensure the PV array meets best practices. 3y Mine-water heating Start a pilot project using mine-water source heat pump for one or several non-domestic buildings…