Progress in making social homes more energy efficient has
stalled after radical cutbacks in the amount energy companies contribute to
works, a new report has found. Consultancy Sustainable Homes has reviewed the
environmental performance of 66 social landlords to reveal the average energy
efficiency rating is the same now as it was in 2012. It attributed this ‘in
large part’ to changes made to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme under
which the target for insulation work funded by energy companies was cut back by
a third – with many landlords axing schemes as a result. The Sustainable Homes
review reveals the average SAP rating of around one million social homes has
dipped from 70.9 to 70.3. Read more on Inside Housing.
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