Net Zero impossible unless urgent action taken on energy efficiency this decade

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22 March 2021 (we have published this word for word as it shows on the Government’s own website – we have made no edits to the content). The Government is failing to grasp the enormous challenge of decarbonising the UK’s housing stock, which accounts for 20% of our greenhouse gas emissions, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warns today*. Read the …

Retrofit Coordinator Level 5

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Having completed the Retrofit Academy Retrofit Coordinator Course in October last year – Alex is now one of only 40 people in the whole country who hold this qualification and along with Bright Green Homes membership of the Trustmark government endorsed standards scheme you can be sure that your renovation is completed to the highest standards. ā€œTrustMark is here to …

Rent to Buy Schemes

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Hi All, I was chatting with a friend about getting on the property ladder and how hard it is to do – and funnily enough a lady called Lily has been asking me to blog about her info on the Rent to Buy scheme which she introducesĀ here: There are many people today who are worried about how they can possibly …

Renewable Heat Incentive

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Well, the much anticipated Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) first phase begins today – 28th November 2011 – for commercial, industrial, not-for-profit and commercial public sector. In the words of the DECC – “The schemeĀ is beingĀ introduced in two phases. In the first phase, long-term tariff support is targeted in the non-domestic sectors, at the big heat users – the industrial, business …