This is a quick review of French retrofit support policies for flats undertaken by Future Climate, we welcome any corrections or update, and this information should not be relied on for decision making. Twenty percent of English homes are blocks of flats, but policies and programmes for retrofit rarely consider […]
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Apartment blocks in Europe are a challenge for energy refurbishment. A lot of the difficulty arises from the way they are owned and managed – the building governance. A workshop at Oxford University tomorrow will bring property law academics and other researchers from 7 countries to discuss building governance, energy […]
Great to see – as a result of our Smart Metering and HMOs project – that HMO landlords are now explaining to each other the benefits of the new meters. On the excellent Property Tribes website HMO thread landlords have given their thoughts on the value of the new meters: […]
Future Climate has been working with Smart Energy GB, to support HMO (houses in multiple occupation – shared houses) landlords and tenants in benefiting from the Smart Meter roll out. We’re also working with council officers to help them reach HMO tenants and landlords. Our project is part of Smart […]
Future Climate has received a grant to spread the word about smart meters amongst people living in shared houses in the West Midlands, North West and London. Future Climate is one of just 18 national and regional organisations to receive a large grant from the Smart Energy GB in Communities […]
The European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is currently up for review, with a deadline for responses to the official consultation at the end of the week. The EPBD led to the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates across Europe. It also helps ensure that countries introduce ambitious building regulations that […]
After helping found Future Climate in 2011, Andy Deacon is rejoining the organisation. Who is he, what are his priorities and – in the middle of a wave of government cuts – where does he see the good news? You’ve worked across a number of sustainability issues, which is the […]
The near impossibility of landlords, leaseholders, short-term tenants, mortgagees, and management companies – practically and lawfully – reaching agreement for energy improvement works to proceed.
Minimum Energy Performance Standards in the private rented sector have just been passed into law. How will the final regulations affect shared housing (houses in multiple occupation) and what could a future government do to improve their impact? David Weatherall explores how minimum energy efficiency standard in the private rented sector will […]
Minimum energy efficiency standards needed for shared housing A new report is highlighting that many shared homes will miss out on the government’s planned minimum energy standards, which are designed to protect tenants from cold homes and high energy bills. As a result of the Coalition Government’s welfare and benefit […]