decarbonisation

With research carried out by Savills, the NHF has revealed that the costs of decarbonising existing housing stock will cost at least £36bn.

The government says its Heat and Buildings Strategy will help the UK reach net-zero by 2050. But what does the housing sector think?

Over 1,000 homes a day could be retrofitted with low-carbon efficiency measures by councils by 2030, the Local Government Association has reported.

Nick Hann, head of Frameworks at Pretium, discusses the implications for fleet owners in light of the UK’s plans to decarbonise cars and vans.

At Labour’s annual party conference in Brighton, Starmer said Labour would commit a minimum of £6bn a year on retrofitting the UK’s existing housing stock.

Bankers for Net Zero and Green Finance Institute have set out a plan for scaling up the retrofit industry to decarbonise around one million homes per year.

A major new report has called for government funding for housing to be refocused into renewing and regenerating ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods.

Research from NatWest and IHS Markit found that 52% of homeowners are actively looking to make their home more sustainable over the next few years.

The sun was shining on the second day of Housing 2021, and so was the spotlight on Labour’s Andy Burnham and Lucy Powell.

The use of fossil fuels to heat newly built social homes will end from 1 October as the Welsh government commits to renewable energy and emerging tech.