Green Deal and old buildings

It’s true that old buildings present a challenge for energy efficiency improvements and care needs to be taken when installing insulation and other measures – particularly if solid wall insulation is the only option.

Nevertheless, the Green Deal scheme provides a unique and ideal opportunity for these buildings to be properly assessed in order to explore the options. It’s also an opportunity for the proposed Energy Company Obligation to work in parallel with Green Deal to provide funding for those higher cost measures that may not pass the Green Deal Golden Rule.

Despite the characteristics of old and listed buildings, and the care needed when assessing appropriate measures, it is important that the entire building stock throughout the UK is considered within the scope of Green Deal if we are to make serious progress towards our national carbon saving targets.

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