Including the closely related terms retrofit, and retrofitting.
… activities, strategically targeted at the highest emitting areas will be needed to achieve the ambitious targets that the council has set itself. This includes interventions led by the council (e.g. retrofitting domestic properties and renewable energy generation projects) but also changes expected to take place on a national level (e.g. decarbonisation of the national electricity grid). To become net…
…) Page | 11 In addition, to the expected high levels of growth, the greatest challenges to becoming net zero carbon, within the local sphere of influence, are: • Wokingham is a historic borough with many older houses, which are not built to high-energy efficiency standards - often lacking insulation and double glazing for example, making retrofitting difficult. In 2017, 6.7…
…% of households in Wokingham experienced fuel poverty, this compares to 8.7% in South East England, 7.2% n West Berkshire and 7.8% in Windsor and Maidenhead9. Our challenge to achieve carbon neutrality is subject to progress on retrofitting existing homes which requires a significant policy shift and injection of funding at a national level. • Wokingham is a rural borough, which means that some…
… natural gas. The council will set up the Green Bank Project to help residents and businesses pay for the cost of energy efficiency improvements to homes, offices and equipment. This is run by neighbouring Windsor and Maidenhead council on behalf of the region. The scheme aims to help residents retrofit their own homes. Page | 16 The council will implement the necessary measures…
… amongst young people by engaging with schools to work with children to encourage the adoption of new ‘climate-friendly’ behaviours that will influence their families and communities. To achieve a holistic approach to net zero carbon, this programme will be supported by a raft of clean energy generation and saving technologies such as retrofitting school buildings, better cycle routes to schools…