All Refurbishment articles – Page 6
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NewsEnergy firms accused of halting ECO work
Construction bosses claim energy companies are pulling funding before the outcome of a government review of the scheme
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NewsIndustry bosses warn PM against green cuts
Construction leaders write to David Cameron urging him to ditch plans to cut green levies on energy bills
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CommentPut on a jumper or freeze?
There is a third way to get our energy bills down and that’s to take the shackles off ECO
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NewsClegg hits back at Cameron over green energy schemes
Deputy prime minster says he will ‘not accept’ moves by Tories to water down green energy schemes funded through charges on energy bills
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NewsPrime minister promises to ‘roll back’ green taxes
Government’s building energy efficiency retrofit scheme in line for cuts
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CommentSave as You Pay - or not?
We need to develop a precise science of ‘energy auditing’ to take retrofit programmes to next level
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NewsContractors sign-up to tackle Green Deal interest rate
Carillion and Keepmoat among 17 firms working on ways to remove finance as a barrier to taking-up the scheme
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NewsNumber of completed Green Deals rise to 57
Minister anticipates 300,000 homes will be helped by the Energy Companies Obligation before the end of the year
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NewsGovernment warned cuts to ECO would put jobs at risk
Industry experts warn government against watering down Energy Companies Obligation
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CommentBridging the performance gap
The industry is in denial, buildings should perform as expected all the time.
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NewsCross-party panel calls for incentives to save Green Deal
A cross-party panel of MPs and experts describes flagship energy saving scheme as ‘financially unattractive’ and ‘overly complicated’
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CommentDoes the Green Deal have too much consumer protection?
The scheme has a lot to offer the homeowner, but the government is holding it back
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NewsCarillion launches major restructure amid Green Deal delays
Extensive job cuts likely as contractor blames faltering Green Deal and delays to ECO for £40m restructure
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NewsTravis Perkins hits out at ongoing Green Deal system failures
Travis Perkins’ sustainability boss says firm is having to turn customers away from Green Deal because of continued problems with the scheme’s IT systems
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NewsOsborne defends Treasury's green record
George Osborne rejects claims that Treasury has blocked policies aimed at incentivising take up of the Green Deal
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CommentChanging our culture for 'deep' retrofit
We need to substantially change the way we work to achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency and enjoy the benefits this would bring
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CommentWhat would Labour do with the Green Deal?
Labour’s pledge to replace the Green Deal with a new Energy Save scheme has caused major ripples - but what might Labour’s scheme look like?
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NewsLabour warned against 'tearing up' Green Deal
Industry says Labour’s proposed ‘overhaul’ of the Green Deal must be about improving existing scheme rather than starting from scratch
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NewsGovernment's green record under fire
Senior industry figures today joined Labour MPs in lambasting the government’s recent performance on green growth
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NewsLabour would scrap 'failing' Green Deal
Labour would replace Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation with an alternative ‘Energy Save’ retrofit scheme