Lack of a long-term plan adversely affects progress in the energy efficiency of UK buildings

The lack of a long-term plan from successive UK governments is having a profoundly negative effect on the overall energy efficiency of UK buildings, according to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).

The comments follow the publication of the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee report Home Efficiency And Demand Reduction. CIBSE said that it echoed its recommendations that efficiency should be a key part of the government’s energy policy, and that a stable, long-term framework should be established to provide a landscape for consumers and investors.

CIBSE said that policies for energy efficiency varied across commercial, public, domestic and non-domestic buildings. On a national level, schemes vary by location, scale and form, with some requiring loans and some funded based on local demographics.

Sara Kassam, head of sustainability at CIBSE, said the report was further recognition that energy efficiency should be a major pillar in the government’s strategy for energy in the UK.

“In their current form, national energy policies are hampering efforts to make buildings more efficient,” said Kassam. “By giving energy efficiency the national attention and funding that it deserves, we can tackle the UK’s energy trilemma of reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy security, and ensuring that energy is affordable and accessible.”

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