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As members will know, BEIS has published the consultation documents for the ECO4 scheme. That consultation closes today. The ECO4 scheme will run from April 2022 until March 2026 at an average value of £1 billion per year. Its main objective is to improve as many fuel poor homes as reasonably practicable to EPC band C by 2030, with an interim milestone of band D by 2025. This will help to reduce emissions and will contribute
Proposed amendments to PAS 2035 and PAS 2030 were released for public comment by the British Standards Institution (BSI) back in early August. Elmhurst has been busy analysing these amendments and has identified an issue that could cause the retrofit supply chain to collapse. Currently Retrofit Assessors are competent in all aspects of the requirement for the role as defined in PAS 2035; they therefore collect on site information in relationship to the energy assessment
Elmhurst is excited to announce a change to its management structure. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Martyn Reed to the position of Group Managing Director of the Elmhurst Group. Martyn was previously the Managing Director for Elmhurst Energy Systems Limited, but has stepped up to his new role which will allow him to spend more time developing the overall strategy for the Elmhurst Group, to identify potential acquisition targets and manage their
As reported to members on the day of its issue, BEIS has published the consultation documents for the ECO4 scheme. The scheme will run from April 2022 until March 2026 at an average value of £1 billion per year. The main objective of the scheme is to improve as many fuel poor homes as reasonably practicable to EPC band C by 2030, with an interim milestone of band D by 2025. This will help to reduce
What makes someone qualify as a DEA, NDEA, OCDEA, Retrofit Assessor, and Retrofit Coordinator? The Elmhurst team recently caught up with Jarrod Green from EQUANS to find out what motivated him, and explore what it's like working as a Retrofit Assessor. When/why did you decide to get into Retrofit Assessment? Just through natural career progression really. Since our clients are mainly housing associations, councils, and schools, Retrofit and PAS 2035 is very big at the
BSI has just published a public consultation for PAS 2030+A1 and PAS 2035+A1 amendments. Please note this is not a complete review of the PAS documents, but a revision to the current versions. Therefore, the scope of the work is defined in the drafts published for consultation. There are a number of specific changes proposed which have been described as amendments and clarifications that clear up some areas around the retrofit process. The main headlines
The long awaited Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2038 has been published for improving energy efficiency of non-domestic building. Many will already be aware of PAS 2035, the domestic retrofit specification which was published by British Standards Institution (BSI) back in 2019. The obvious next step was for BSI to consider commercial buildings and we have now received the first draft of PAS 2038, “Retrofitting non-domestic buildings for improved energy efficiency – Specification”. What is a PAS? A
The Scottish Government has published a ‘call for evidence’ seeking views on the future expansion of the Home Energy Efficiency Equity Loan Pilot to a nationwide support scheme. About the Pilot Scheme The Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Equity Loan Pilot has been operating since 2017. During this time it has delivered over 55 loans to eligible homeowners which has been used to finance the installation of energy efficiency measures and associated home improvements. Scottish
The Scottish Government has released a consultation on proposed changes to energy standards within Scottish building regulations. The consultation also includes related topics such as ventilation, overheating and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This forms part of Scotland’s long term strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. Proposals This 100+ page consultation is split into different parts. These include: Energy, new buildings Energy, all buildings Ventilation Overheating risk in new dwellings and other new residential buildings
The Scottish Government has released a consultation which proposes changes to the format of Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) The release of this consultation comes as no surprise with Scottish Government highlighting the need to reform the EPC within its Heat in Buildings Strategy Consultation. The consultation underlines the importance of the EPC both for those involved in the buying and letting process when comparing energy performance and also for the country to achieve its