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What is it and what does it mean for you? In May 2019, the British Standards Institute (BSI) published a document called BSI Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2035. You will not have heard about this on the national news. However, if you work in the energy efficiency sector, it will have a huge impact upon you, your clients and suppliers. The purpose of the document is to create a framework for deep retrofit projects that are high quality, safe and fit for the future. It is a long-overdue...

That’s the question Andrej Miller tried to answer at yesterday’s PEPA conference. Andrej is BEIS’s Head of the ECO – so if anybody should have a clear steer on this, it’s him!  His message was loud and clear. It is the government’s intention to support deep retrofit. Achieving the net zero carbon target can’t be achieved without cracking emissions from housing. Maintaining the current average of 1.5 measures per property under ECO won’t...

In the 21st Century, one of the key considerations for any homeowner is the energy efficiency of the property. With fuel prices continuing to rise, as well as an environmental imperative to both reduce energy consumption and also to adopt more sustainable energy sourcing, it’s clear that there is a need to “future proof” homes to enable them to operate in as green a manner as possible. Over the years, most homes will have had a variety of alterations. These not only alter the...

In 2015, the government commissioned Dr Peter Bonfield to chair a review of UK home energy efficiency measures and renewable energy measures, standards, enforcement, advice and protection. The idea of the review was to cover issues pertaining to the following questions:• Is there any framework in place to support the decisions of consumers prior to an installation of an energy-efficient device or system?• Is there any way to ensure the correct products are fitted to the right properties, and...