All articles by Matthew Rhodes
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CommentSome sensible thinking on energy efficiency
Labour’s policy plans, outlined last month, have much going for them
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CommentPassivhaus' power as a quality standard for buildings
The Passivhaus standard can improve all sizes and types of projects - I’ve seen the evidence
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CommentWeaker Building Regulations will hurt UK construction most
Last week’s zero carbon climb down will hit industry exports
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CommentTime to move on from ECO
The government’s flagship retrofit policy is now even more flawed than when it started
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CommentWho’s responsible for making the Green Deal work?
The government should have realised long ago that small firms were best placed to deliver its flagship scheme
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CommentWhy do we put up with these dumb homes?
If our homes were a car they would be about as advanced as a 1950s Cadillac
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CommentLet's use ECO extension to reshape the market
ECO is fundamentally flawed but we can build something better if we just stick to three simple rules
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CommentEnergy infrastructure is fundamentally local
Both construction and energy markets are too centralised and not equiped to tackle climate change
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CommentThe government has lost the plot with allowable solutions
The proposed central fund in the allowable solutions consultation widens the gap between construction and energy markets
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CommentIs it time for a radical rethink of Building Regulations?
Making developers liable for a building’s performance would benefit both customer and industry
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CommentSix tests for the Green Deal
If you put the Green Deal through six tests for a policy’s success, it fails on all counts