Friday, 19 June 2015

Energy Efficiency in Social Housing ‘Stalled’, Says New Report

Social landlords are struggling to make inroads into the energy efficiency of homes, a new analysis of the sector has found. The report, which collected data from landlords accredited with the SHIFT sustainability standard, looked at the progress made since 2012 on a host of measures, from the residents receiving energy saving advice to preparedness for flooding. The standard measure for measuring energy efficiency, ‘SAP’, was static between 2012 and 2014, indicating that landlords are facing severe challenges in an unstable funding environment. But SHIFT-accredited landlords were still performing better, on average, than the rest of the social housing sector on this measure. Read more on the Housingnet website.

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