All Refurbishment articles – Page 5
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NewsInsulation measures collapse under Green Deal
Loft insulation installations have fallen by over 90% while cavity wall installations plummet by 77% after introduction of Green Deal and ECO
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NewsNo ECO work contracted in latest brokerage round
Government plans further moves to water down Energy Companies Obligation scheme
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NewsNumber of Green Deals rises to 458
The number of completed Green Deals more than doubled last month, but at just 458 the scheme continues to lag well behind expectations
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CommentReal retrofit requires real professionals
Retrofit is being dumbed down, and the results of ignorance can be disastrous
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NewsDetails of enhanced Green Deal incentives remain unclear
Lack of clarity over government announcement on improving flagship scheme aimed at offsetting ECO cuts
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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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NewsECO market stalls after government intervention
Existing Energy Companies Obligation projects being cancelled while new work is being delayed until after New Year
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NewsGovernment confirms plan to dilute ECO scheme
The government has confirmed it will double the timetable for the Energy Companies Obligation, effectively halving the impact of the energy efficiency scheme
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CommentRetrofit for health
As we build new communities and remodel and retrofit existing towns and cities, we should see ourselves as the new front line in health provision
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CommentThe faltering transition to treating solid walls
All this debate over policy isn’t driving the industry where it needs to go
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NewsInquiry calls for overhaul of commercial Green Deal
Energy efficiency in commercial property needs greater incentives and hasher penalties to drive take-up, report finds
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CommentBuilding with the lights off
How are we going to build low carbon buildings if the UK’s power supply is cut?
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CommentHow ECO cuts could leave the sector with under 1,000 jobs
At the Association for the Conservation of Energy we’ve done the maths on what a cut to ECO would mean to jobs, it’s not pretty
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CommentIs there a future for the Green Deal?
To do nothing is no longer a viable option if the government wants to save its flagship green policy
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NewsUnderfire ECO scheme still driving insulation market
Latest figures show ECO continues to far outpace sister scheme Green Deal, as number of completed Green Deal plans rise to 219
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NewsCuts to ECO scheme 'would risk 10,000 jobs'
UK Green Building council issues warning to government on plans to scale back energy efficiency scheme
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NewsMitie wins £1bn Green Deal job
Contractor named preferred bidder for Green Deal scheme in the Southampton region
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CommentShale gas and the invisible gorilla
Politicians should focus on energy efficiency and renewables, not distract themselves with shale gas
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CommentHarnessing the hatred of energy firms
Energy efficiency is not very cool but neither is giving all your money to the big six
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NewsInsulation firms pile pressure on PM to save ECO
Rockwool becomes second insulation firm to write to David Cameron directly