Six weeks before COP29, the UN climate summit, the Climate Action Tracker rates host Azerbaijan’s climate action “critically insufficient.” The report came out during New York climate week, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Climate Action Tracker assesses national climate plans and it said that Azerbaijan was one of the few … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 29, 2024
Category: building renovation
New report from the Energy Efficiency Hub on deep energy retrofits
The Energy Efficiency Hub is a voluntary collaboration among 16 governments seeking to strengthen their effectiveness in deploying energy efficiency. Its secretariat is hosted by the IEA. The Hub recently published a report from one of its task groups, the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Task Group, entitled Deep Energy Retrofit Models: A Global Perspective. The … Continue reading New report from the Energy Efficiency Hub on deep energy retrofits
The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future
Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor, Manufacturing and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University writes on The Conversation website about the human dimension when it comes to achieve net zero for homes. What are your views? Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future
Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and advanced analytics – including cloud and edge computing – will drive improvements in energy efficiency and significantly impact climate change mitigation
Research indicates that many patented innovations address significant challenges such as inefficient energy use, lack of real-time monitoring, and high operational costs by developing advanced solutions that integrate sophisticated analytical models. In an article on the Outlook website in India, Darshana Naranje, Senior Analyst, Technology Research & Advisory, Aranca, a global research and analytics firm … Continue reading Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and advanced analytics – including cloud and edge computing – will drive improvements in energy efficiency and significantly impact climate change mitigation
It would make sense for the new UK government to implement at pace all the initiatives under the EU’s new energy performance in buildings directive which our European competitors are now adopting with enthusiasm
In April the Official Journal of the European Union published the full details of the fourth iteration of the bloc’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). In this blog originally on the website of the Institute for European Environmental Policy UK, Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation explores the significance of this … Continue reading It would make sense for the new UK government to implement at pace all the initiatives under the EU’s new energy performance in buildings directive which our European competitors are now adopting with enthusiasm
How communities are coming together to retrofit their homes and take important steps to address climate change
From weekly skills-sharing to rewilding streets, communities in Britain are working to improve the planet while bolstering the health of people. Hazel Sheffield discusses some of the initiatives underway in an article on the Guardian website. ‘Building something better’: the UK residents retrofitting their homes amid the climate crisis At first glance, Melrose Avenue … Continue reading How communities are coming together to retrofit their homes and take important steps to address climate change
The crucial role of data in decarbonising our buildings
Lisa Cairns, from IRT Surveys, discusses how data and technology can help housing providers make smarter retrofit decisions in an article on the Housing Digital_ website. Decarbonisation: The value of using data and technology While the new Labour government’s commitment to improving energy efficiency in UK homes is warmly welcomed, retrofitting the existing property … Continue reading The crucial role of data in decarbonising our buildings
Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
An investigation by the consumer group Which? finds assessors providing inaccurate EPCs and unhelpful advice to homeowners. Jack Simpson discusses the concerns in an article on the Guardian website. Are there similar concerns in your country? Energy performance certificates are unreliable and need reform, says Which? The consumer group Which? has called for an … Continue reading Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
The benefits of the UK aligning with the EU’s buildings energy policy framework
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has a proud legacy in the UK - policymakers would be wise to implement its latest initiatives, argues Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a friend of EiD in an article of the Business Green website. Why the UK should remain aligned with … Continue reading The benefits of the UK aligning with the EU’s buildings energy policy framework
“Ignore Energy Performance Certificate advice”: new Government policy?
The UK government has reversed its advice on improving the energy performance of buildings in order to increase the uptake of heat pumps. Andrew Warren writes on the Business Green website how the British Energy Efficiency Federation, of which he is Chairman, is questioning the analysis that led to the change in consumer advice. What … Continue reading “Ignore Energy Performance Certificate advice”: new Government policy?
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